live in breckenridge cbs 4 mountains newsroom. >> probably too late to buy in now. >> probably. aqib talib talks about finally being back at practice. >> how much do we read into sharing the top qb spots on the . >>> as usual storms bouncing around the front range anything close to denver ed? >> not a whole lot that's close to denver. you see a couple south highlands ranch rocksboro might see a shower. nothing going on in denver that's the way it's been for the last several days we've had good moisture across the states. heavy showers and thunderstorms we had to the south that's just been the situation. numbers lightning strikes 312 that's what we've been seeing recently. the lightning strikes 400 last hour so they are starting to die down a little bit the storms are dying down as well. here's the hour by hour forecast. those storms just died down overnight. now i'm going to continue to run it for you tuesday just some scattered showers maybe denver gets one going to be isolated in nature. wednesday little greater chance for those showers and thursday even a greater chance for t

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foremost among them was colonel breckenridge. convinced in 1865, defeat was inevitable, breckenridge argued that "the confederacy should not be captured and fragmented, but we should surrender as a government that we may thus maintain the dignity of her cause and secure the respect of our enemies in the best terms for our soldiers." he recognized that surrender carried some risk, particular for those who might face prosecution for treason. nonetheless, breckenridge maintained "this has been a magnificent epic. let it not terminate in farce." jefferson davis refuse to d to consider any outcome short of a complete confederate independence. davis's intransigence grew out of a stubborn faith in confederate destiny and his belief that his moral and political obligations to his office precluded surrender when it results in his country's demise. as davis told one associate, "the confederate constitution does not allow him to treat for his own suicide." when it finally came time for confederates to lay down their arms, questions of honor

you can see from one of the cameras in breckenridge. the showers beginning to come down in downtown denver a mix of the sun and clouds. it is a nice afternoon with you kind of humid. a the sticky. the storms from the southwest and we do have a pocket of showers across the san juans and a couple of lightning strikes to the south of georgetown and frisco and fair play and another batch moving to douglas county. the thunderstorms staying to the south of i-70. a couple severe. temperatures 87 in the metro and close to 90s out there in lamar and upper 70s in buena vista and gunnison and 91 at grand junction. in denver for the month of august, four days of above average and three below. the 70s felt any. a nice little cool off but the heat returns. we will say hello to the 90s very shortly once again i will track the isolated storms not only this evenbu the school week too. but if your a fan of the fall- like temperatures christine. i have another round of a few more showers and a good little cool off. >> i took the pup for a run and she wasn

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breckenridge may need a jacket this morning. north breckenridge area nothing like thatter nothing -- like that. little chill in foothills front range. a lot of sunshine around the state. temperatures quickly going to 80s. kelly, by mid afternoon, low to mid-90s on the eastern plains we'll talk about how long the heat will last and if we have relief in sight. >> thank you. >>> a police officer in georgia is shot and killed. the shooter is on the run. investigators say patrol officer tim smith was investigating a suspicious person in a neighborhood in the city of mc suspect, he got out of his -- encountered the suspect, he got out of his patrol car and was shot. no information at this time. >>> an officer in milwaukee shot and killed a man police say was armed with a gun. after wards, protestors burned down four buildings including a gas station. hundreds took to the streets one officer was hurt by a brick thrown into a squad car. another police car was heavily damaged. it started after a man ran from police following a traffic st

denver. 73 in boulder. 52 in greeley. 59 in burlington. 51 in is a lie dell -- 34 degrees for us in breckenridge this morning. it's chilly in some spots. satellite and radar and front eastern plains, we're on the dry side. there's a little rain fizzling out for now, but it's more possible later today and the rain could get heavy. we have flash flood watches through mesa county towards durango. we're going to add heavy rainfall on that. flooding is a concern. be extra careful. looking at our future cast, sunny skies in denver through the day. a few more clouds into the afternoon hours. we have about in our south western corner and some gets wide spread into the early afternoon and into our central mountains and into the foothills. there's a chance that some do head into the denver area. for the most part it stays off to the east in the evening hours and there could be pockets of heavy rainfall mixed through our central mountains to the south and here in denver, we'll have more cloud cover with a chance of rain. we may get rain early tomorrow morning. there may be rain to start on wednesday and la

voters in breckenridge passed a input on this proposal. >>> now, matt live. the city says it really needs more parking. >> reporter: yeah, it's on or about just the city -- not just the city. anyone who came up to vail on a busy ski weekend, found this, not many parking spots. some people on the board think they may have a solution and it involves raising taxes on the lift tickets you buy. >> definitely a challenge. >> on a monday during the summer. you will be hard pressed. >> a lot of people scramble around. >> now a saturday in december, and even more impossible task. >> find parking, a lot of people end up parking on our frontage roads. >> as the mayor knows, lift ticket taxes is not exactly popular with everyone. >> we have been dealing with those go to the general fund. if passed by voters, this new tax could double that starting next year. >> it could greatly affect the consumers and that's guests and locals alike. it's across the board. >> those costs passed on to those buying the lift tickets is a big concern. >> it would be foolish to assume they wo

matt kroschel is live the -- breckenridge for us tonight. >> reporter: this affordable house project is taking shape, but this is just a drop in bucket for the real needs of the county to house all the people that work here. they say they're gonna go to sales tax as a possibility here and ask the voters to chip in >> reporter: finding affordable housing is not realistic. >> hard to have teacher fist we don't have houses to put teachers in. >> the average home in this town is so expensive, it's virtually impossible for somebody to move here and start a family that isn't at the end of their employment life looking to retire. >> reporter: some progress is happening. here in brek, several projects are in the work but it's not enough. >> over and over again, the adequate housing, and anymore adequate housing is something that's not their car. adequate housing is something that is not their buddy's couch that they in competition with three or four other people. >> you don't want to live in a ski town that nobody lives in. >> reporter: brek's mayor also owns a restaurant. he struggles to fi

. >>> this big bear tried to make his home in breckenridge on a man's porch. he did not get to stay there. officials went in and remove the 300 pound bear. he had been there couple of days. >>> we have some sad news from the denver soon. dolly, and asian element is not doing well. she is believed to be 52 years old. >>> be and should ccreful about any peanut butter that yoget to your dog. it could contain a ingredient than chocolate. xylitol is extremely dangerous for dogs. it can be found in chewing gum, pregnant, mouthwash and vitamins. >>> just in time to check out colorado's fall colors. a new section of thh south platte river opened up today. this new section completes the 2 mile trail along the river. it's part of a $2 million project to add concrete trails pedestrians. between 104 than 120th avenue. >>> the grand canyon is a beautiful place. that is why local college students want to protect it. a rally, they held a rally to stand against mining and logging in the 2 mile radius around the park. today. let me show you the numbers. only 68 in denver. colo

a little bit of fog in breckenridge and looking at downtown denver. studio and that cloud deck is sitting over the city. about 73 degrees down here and much cooler in the mountains at 55 in estes park and 53 in silverthorne and low 70s in steamboat springs and in fort more gone and sterling. out of the airport mostly cloudy skies and the winds picking up out of the east at 11 miles per hour and here in the 9 backyard everything quiet but things will be changing. our temperatures right there at 74 and we as we are watching some of the moisture cooling off. watching the showers deteriorating just a bit around the san juans. a couple of spots with aerial flood advisories because they had slow moving thunderstorms and dropping two or three inches within a couple of hours of time. now the rain starting to move closer to our backyard. heavy pockets of rain and i am anticipating this rain to be moving in within the next several hours. not looking at any flash flood washes for the city and out to the west, the central and southern mountains and parts of telle

he is attending a private fundraiser under -- a bear makes himself at home under a bridge in breckenridge. officers tranquilized and tagged the animal. they'll check out its health before relocating it. >>> there will be a new option for avoiding all that ski traffic this winter. >> how a new group is helping students learn from their mistakes. >>he moving off to the sxeeft drying up. we might see a few showers or thunderstorms before this evening is over, then skies go over a million ears of corn are picked a day here in olathe, colorado. and i'm glad we have a senator who uses his ears to listen to what's most important to colorado farmers. michael bennet asked what he could do to help, and then worked with republicans to make a farm bill that's making a difference to all farmers in colorado. the thing that impresses me most about michael bennet: we don't always agree, but he values our input. and i do trust michael bennet >>> two people have died in a glider crash a few miles southeast of telluride. >>> it's been almost a year since the district discovered students took and slard nude

breckenridge should check in at 61 for their high temperature today. things looking an okay today. weekend forecast is coming up. right now it's traffic time with joel hillan. hi, joel. >> dave, good news this morning. it seems like we have gone through the morning hours and northbound along i-225, as you get right to the north of colfax, that has since reopened. we've been watching an accident. we've had i-70 and kipling. it looks like the volume is light enough. the drive at dia along i-70 and pena boulevard that are opened. and the a-line is running on time. >> joel, thanks a lot. >>> we're following the latest of a shooting of a man in fort collins. we're going to have more >>reporter: a central issue in the presidential election. i'm brian web in new york. the latest from the campaign trail is coming up. >>> and good morning, broncos and gary kubiak made it clear yesterday he has no no problem starting a quarterback with zero nfl experience. barring a meltdown on saturday, it seems like siemian will be named the start saturday in the pre-season game. we don't know who is the n

weather watcher garrett reporting 48 degrees north of breckenridge. a few rain showers and we're cloudy for a while and more rain coming in this afternoon and evening. we'll talk about that in a moment. joel, how is >> it's looking good except on highway 36. here's a look at the drive on i-25 and 92nd. it's a north side drive. we're facing northbound and a lot of cars heading southbound. no major accidents or stalls to report. britt as we look, it's a tough drive from sheraton to wadsworth on highway 36. there was an accident at 112nd, but that was cleared. >>> >> thank you joel. after firefighters rescued him. this happened on south currenty street on florida and hole loochlt the man was sent to the hospital. police are looking into the cause. they found several oxygen tanks inside the home. >>> let the games begin. the summer olympics kickoff tonight with the opening ceremony. >> we hope the game can begin. those workers are working around the clock to make sure everybody is ready. jaime yuccas reports from b snapping pictures and making memories ah

out there in aspen and from gary, one of our early morning weather watchers, 42 42 degrees in breckenridge g . air quality is moderate and a non alert day. breatheing might be easier. had a few showers go through here. very late last night owe-- they have one 1 inch diameter hail in thunderstorms firing up in western colorado. it's a good sign there's moisture and heat coming in. and indeed it is. around this high pressure ridge and a cold front in highwyoming funneling that -- and a cold front in wyoming funneling up. by 2:00 or so, we could see storms getting close to denver. best chance for us is the south metro along the palmer did ivide, but everybody has a 20% chance of picking up thuor so not a toteal washout, but you might get rain. in the 70s. lower elevations to the west and east. 80s, 90s today. 91 in denver with isolated storms. 62 tonight. a little warmer tomorrow. but still low 90s and 80s pop back into play on wednesday, thursday and friday with isolated thunderstorms possible each and every afternoon. much like last week when a cold front came weather -- >> i'm going to wat

breckenridge at 38. we have moderate air quality. it's a non alert day, so air quality not too shabby. we had a few showers over eastern colorado leaving behind a few clouds. partly cloudy across the eastern plains. more moisture working its way in the southwest. there's rain outside of telluride and south of grand junction. that will be moisture that waggles in here. we have a high pressure ridge over the southwest. moisture coming in. we'll have showers and thunderss today the way things are looking and that shows up in the forecast. we start off cloudy and the storms build in the mountains and pull over the eastern plains. a couple of storms could be big along the palmer divide pushing along lineman in the early part of the evening. after the sun goes down, we lose a lot of heating and we lose a lot of the convection. 80s and 90s across the eastern plains. denver, greeley, fort collins and the northeast cooler than yesterday. yesterday. 88 today. same thing tomorrow with isolatd afternoon thunderstorms. and then cooler with a cold

this is pretty typical though up on the north side of breckenridge. gary checking in this morning for us. good morning to you. doppler 4000 tracking light shoy slope. they're probably sprinkles, but we'll track more storms through the day. bad ozone through 4:00. we have an ozone alert for denver. once the sun comes up, it's a jump into the 70s and joel, we'll cruise through the 80s and watching the radar for thunderstorms. >> that's better than the 90s. this is from arapahoe road. make your way through the tech center. look how many cars are seems to be the morning where we have the most volume. you saw where shawn was near knox and evans there, watch out for police activity. slowing northbound along i-225 passed i-70 along c-470, you can expect slowing due to ongoing roadway. >> thank you so much. >>> right now, there's some 82,000 people in san bernardino, california forcedut homes by a massive fire. the fire has zero containment right now and has burned roughly 2300 square miles and destroyed a dozen buildings. erica nockland have the latest. >>re

this is breckenridge, beautiful day. temperatures mefrl in the 50s over -- mostly in the 50s over the eastern plains. out west, temperatures in the 40s, and 50s. and tomorrow, a little milder on the temperatures with 60s, 70s, now 80s showing up for the eastern plains. 60s for the mountains, out temperatures in the 70s and lower 80s. here is that denver forecast. for tonight, scattered thunderstorms rurnl. they'll continue to -- return. they'll continue to rumble through the overnight hours. a little milder in the mid-70s, and for the next several day, drier and warmer. more sunshine. we push it back into the 80s for the weekend. 90 for the 1st of next week. >> and toward labor day, we hope it holds out! >>> how the broncos plan to this season. >> jared bednar weighs in on >>> avs have a lot of young players. and now a coach who's used to dealing with young players! >> options for choosing at this point were pretty limited. but they wanted to go the ahl. >> an up and comer. >> that's what they're calling 15th in franchis

you want to get a refreshing morning going, head up to the hills in breckenridge. 35 degrees from gary, our weather watcher up there. so we start out mostly clear, and by the afternoon, clouds build up. we could have thunderstorms again. isolated around the area later today. it's going to be hot before that happens. 94 in fort collinsay boulder. upper 80s in castle rock and 94 in denver. hotter joel, than the 91 we had yesterday. >> it was a nice relief to have the storms come in. >>> taking a look from our cbs4 tech cam. southbound along i-225, not too bad. you have the cones set up blocking off the left lane getting passed hamden. i-70 and brighton that's similar on the approach to i-70. pockets of volume out there. you may have to disengage the cruise control. this is i-25 and yale. the lanes reduce as they do road work. you're down to one lane and that's causing slowing. looking across the denver-metro area, we've had lane restrictions in place, alameda and i-225 and expect overnight closures starting on the 14th at alameda and sable. >> joel, >>> today, school back in session for

. >> the family in breckenridge got the giggles when they looked out their window, and saw a moose playing with the family soccer ball. megan safely and soundly. she says the bull has been visiting but this was the first time it discovered the use of the soccer ball. >> he was being aggressive with everything in our yard. then when he saw the soccer ball, i started videoing, right before he ran up to it. he was looking at it for a little while, and then he just walked up to it and started playing with. and after it got tired of playing soccer, it is it pick up the corner of the family trampoline with antlers. another reason, to shoot from inside your house. >>> look at most of the denver area has been dry this afternoon. we might see a storm or two ? ? ? aac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. 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. >>> welcome back. so far, so good in the 9news backyard, and downtown denver.

let's get to breckenridge, a beautiful day in the colorado high country. lots whirling around. clouds on the march over the mountain and on their way into the denver area. the dark clouds come in, go i think that rain has passed us by for the rest of the evening. a small chance but by far the bigger storm now sliding into southeast, colorado. there is one area to the north and east. pretty good storms in nebraska and wyoming that could look it up a lightning out there. mainly here in the southern part of the state where the storms are moving at. you will see the edge of the range i was right there. a couple more dried to come off of the deals a and they just fell apart. i think for the rest of this evening if you get to shower you would be on the leg, he said. what we're looking at right now is nothing, just a couple of thoughts out there that may be like a little bit dark. this area down here, there is some small hail. it picked a good wind as a came out of colorado springs, but it has begin. an outflow boundary running into they do have a flash flood warning here, but most of

i'm going to take you to pikes peak to make them taking to breckenridge. i was watching the clouds today the one thing i noticed as i kind of got look for the low hanging watch these low clouds across some of the mountains here up along the 10-mile range. you can see at it what's the mister dipped down. here's what's going on with life radar. shows across the northern cent range. and then a trail that goes all the way back to the south and west. let them are heating, those are and cute girl at the rumble of thunder, but it's been so cloudy and simple that what we're looking at is rain. it's now starting to make that marge and we're starting to appear wellington to fort collins. running into loveland, longmont over towards johnstown. it's heavier as you go up to red feather lake yellow. as matter-of-fact i just watched skyfox land in broomfield to make that may assuming toward u.s. 36. quiet in the city, but expecting the rain as we go through the night in just a few pockets of rain on the south side of town. there's your bigger storms in your acre hail sig

. >>> an eviction of a different kind in breckenridge where officer his to deal with a large unwanted house guest. a neighbor wanted a 300 pound bear had been under his deck for days! officers helped tranquilize, tag, and relocate the bear. >> they look so peaceful asleep. [ laughter ] >> a welcome break from the here it is at 10:00 this morning. rain developing in denver. watch as we put this in motion, continues, continued into the afternoon hours, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, still raining. and it begins to pull out, another shot of rain, 8:00, through denver. we got wet again, and this is another little shot behind that. we may continue to see a couple scattered showers or thunderstorms around the area. heavy over the south east as well. have a flood advisory out for portions of baca county. rain in the west, 0.40 of an inch, to 1 inch torque 2.5 inches! here -- inch, to 2.5 inches! here in the east, just one inch, but still. colorado state patrol, golden, loveland pass! look at the snow on the top. and tomorrow -- or this evening, 10:00, showers uthey're anyone. and we -- by 2:30, the showe

. >>> this taco shop in breckenridge is back open after 16 people got sick with salmonella poisoning. this was at ossar's. it happened last month and right afterwards the health department closed down the restaurant for six days. >>> a couple of issues are a step closer to being on the ballot in november for in on petitions to allow social use pot clubs here in denver. 25 days to verify the petition signatures. >>> douglas county commissioners have voted to cut the number of marijuana plants you are allowed to grow. jason gruenauer is in highlands ranch. >> reporter: to start, it was complaints from residents in neighborhoods here now. odors, a strong odor wafting through their neighbors. residential as well and some not far from schools. the ordinance used to allow you to grow up to 99 marijuana plants in your residence. but with the complaints that come with larger scale grow operations, the sheriff's office says they've seen pop up in rule and residential areas, yesterday to cut that number from 99 down to 12. that means now sheriff's deputies will have to go door to door on some o

thundershowers really created a beautiful afternoon up there with the cumulus clouds and a rainbow in breckenridge. high temperatures today held in the mid 70s until laid in the day. dia hit 81. down to 51 already at the airport. a chill in the air to be sure. winds are calm, the rain has ended here in the city outside the studios where our temperature is hovering at 48 degrees tonight. you know what? we storms moving really quickly. the heaviest rain late later tonight and tomorrow will fall southwest, that is where the heaviest pockets will be. jefferson county and douglas county. storm moving from the northwest to the southeast. one inch diameter hail recorded in larimer county and weld county around wellington, eaton, greeley. these areas saw 80 miles an hour damaging winds. heavy rainfall along the springs where a flash flood warning was issued for a time. things starting to calm down, we may have some dense fog early tomorrow morning in the denver area. tonight, the heavy rain pushes into southeast colorado where flood advisories may be posted yet. a frontal boundary wrapping around a low in

even into central colorado, areas like breckenridge. the forecast for today, there is great weather out there today. minneapolis is very nice. we're looking pretty good in new england. there will be a cold front with showers on it and storms through areas of the ohio valley and into areas of the great lakes and that will snake its way back through missouri and into areas of kansas. as far as the weekend goes, that front is going to be right along the mid-atlantic up in into the northeast on saturday. there is a period of showers and storms for boston, new york city, philadelphia, and d.c. by sunday, that threat of showers and storms is down here in the southeast. that's your national weather. now here's a closer look at your green bay, much cooler. showers and storms ahead of that front. detroit and toledo and more of the garden variety afternoon down pours in area of florida and right along the southeast coast. doesn't look like a horrible weekend for anybody. >> perfect, to tell you the truth. okay. thank you so much. just ahead, why

. >> main street quiet for us in breckenridge. somebody just waking own main street -- walking down main street now. the drive downtown, a gorgeous >>> two colorado men are dead after heading to syria to fight isis. this morning we are looking at what makes americans want to join foreign forces. >>> plus, a colorado hospital accused of using dirty tools. ? ? ava, your bike is fixed. thanks mom! ? ? dad to captain ava: don't go too far! remember when we were children, giving us the confidence to believe. at american family insurance, we'd like to be there protecting you, and the dreams you pursue, today. insure carefully, get ready to heer. tonight we're going to see just how good our guys in orange and blue are as they take on the bears in their first preseason game of the year. >>> hurry up and get as much savings as you can. king soopers is changing its coupon policy. >>> the summer is over for some children in our area. the cherry creek school district heads back to class today. >>> that includes our own lisa hidalgo's daughter

. >>> everything is okay in breckenridge after someone delivered these explosives to the fire department. they may not look like much, but someone brought in two world war ii era grenades and bazookas. evacuate. they turned the explosives over to fort carson's bomb squad. >>> pill bottles are about to get more security. this morning there's a new type of child proof bottle that will make its debut at our state capitol. a green wood village based company is making them to prevent kids from taking prescription pills from their equivalent of heroin home. >> the pill bottle will be tested at local pharmacies. they'll probably add a couple of dollars perhaps to your prescription cost. >>> a recall, a marijuana shop says some of its products might have pesticide residue. it's affecting more than 520 units, including some oils and edibles, including some of the truth chews and gum drops. the list is on our web site >>> our governor lauucced a new campaign to help you talk to your children about marijuana. it's called good to know colorado. there's a section called youth prevention on the web si

state, especially in nicer part eight cases in steamboat, 11 in durango, 18 and brokerage -- in breckenridge. 65 cases statewide in the last month. three of them are here in the highlands. on the same street, just blocks apart. denver 7 investigates found 30 colorado cases are still ongoing but at least 14 have so far settled for undisclosed think you really cares about ada or do you think he is out for money? >> absolutely out for money hence the sentence give me $15,000 and we will go away. a handful of attorneys who cted- represent santiago abreu. only one brought back but wouldn't speak on camera nor make his client available but that in a statement in part, "the americans with disabilities act has been enforced for over 25 years. yet the number of restaurants and taverns that have been in violation of the ada and continue to violate the law is astounding." spec -- money. >> reporter: rachel is the director of the rocky mountain ada center in colorado springs her job is to advocate for people with disabilities and she is a lawyer but she is not a fan of the lawsuit that keep piling up ac

if that was the case, you probably would have done what this homeowner did in breckenridge, which is call animal control. they showed up, put a tag on it to track it, and after a quick health check, the plan was to really he -- to release him in a while. >>> with this now comes ski season. a new way to get to the slopes drive. >> riske train is back. marc stewart is live at union station tonight. mark? >> reporter: amtrak was finally able to reach a deal. starting later this year, you will be able to ride the ski train as it's known from union station all the way up to hunter park. skiers are obviously excited but we all could benefit because it could make a dent, maybe just a small dent, in the ride down the mountain at winter park brings skiers a rush. but the drive to the high country isn't so swift. >> we have been waiting a few hours just to get through a few miles. >> reporter: a drive often bumper to bumper, gridlock traffic. >> no matter what time of day it's backed up. >> if you are not up by 5:45 am, hitting the road by then, you are sitting in traffic. >> reporter: the ski

places like peek 8 in breckenridge, we're looking at the alpine slide, that's cloudy, we'll see scattered showers and thunderstorms rumbling across our northern, that's going to cool us off tomorrow. isolated storms possible in denver after 2:00 in the afternoon. we could see severe weather on the northeast plains after 6:00 p.m. tonight. large hail and damaging winds the biggest threat. 87 for fort collins, mid 90s on the eastern plains with 60s and 70s up in the mountains. winds out of the north at 5 to 10 miles per hour. tonight, we'll drop to after the evening storms come to an end. and scattered showers friday afternoon, 73 the high. we're dryer for the weekend. but still a chance for isolated storms saturday and sunday afternoon. saturday, 72. we're back up into the low 80s ? ? >> we're back now. 8:30 on a thursday morning. say hi to the new kids on the bloco. a rio based boy band here famous for mixing '90s hits and chart toppers with the sound of samba and rhythms of carnival. >> they were at the beach volleyball venue. we thank them for coming down on a thursday morning. >> volle

. >>> this popular taco shop in breckenridge is ack open. 16 people got sick with salmonella poisoning at oscars last monnh. right after the health department close down the restaurant for six days. >>> espn has announced the host and anchor, john saunders, has died. saunders was an anchor for sportsceer and the host of the sports reporter. he was partf espnm for nearly 30 years. he covered college basketball, football and hockey. one of the most familiar faces for espn viewers. he was 61. >>> from everywhere donald trump complained about the fire allowed his rally. denver7 got a hold of e-mail showing the campaign previously agreed to the crowd limits. one e-mail from the fire department to use the cs shows the capacity of 1800 with an overflow room of 1000. you ccs tells dethe trump campaign knew about the limits % the day before the rally. the campaign signed a contract agreeing to follow all fire department rules and regulations. >>> boulder will survive a house fire now that the city's fire rescue is getting new pet oxygen kids. >> part of a national effort to get oxygen masks in

. >>> everything is okay at breckenridge this morning after someone delivered these explosives to the fire department. someone brought in world war ii eresbazookas, asking firefighters to help get rid of them. the fire crew had to evacuate the fire house to be safe. >>> this man, stuart shapiro, receives an applogy from the city is also paying him more than $600,000, all part of a settlement. he is the assistant city attorney and was suspended over the investigation into the jail beating of jamal hunter. he was placed on leave for more than a year and a half. it's a move the city is now apologizing for. the city said in a statement last night "let this stand as a full and complex exoneration of mr. shapiro." >>> it appears thomas moore groping several patients while they were sedated. a judge ruled yesterday there is enough evidence to move forward with this case. moore has not entered a plea just yet. in addition to the larimer county charges, moore faces charges in weld county and also in nebraska. >>> pueblo police have arrested an unlikely robbery suspect. the 60-year-old woman in

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breckenridge firefighters. >>> this is the news at this morning. here's a live look outside of the skyline. here with the sun rising behind it. some relief is here from the heat. a cooling trend is on the way for us. and we have thunderstorms we're expecting. thanks for joining us. i'm britt moreno. >> i'm alan gionet. that's a gorgeous picture. lauren is outside to experience it. lauren. >>reporter: it's gorgeous outside right now. a little breeze, but clear skies and temperatures feel really nice right now. let's look at what's this is a look thank you sunrise from our look out camera. the sun is up and working its way into the sky. let's look what's going on with temperatures as you leave the house. 62 in denver. 64 in boulder. 48 in greeley. 58 in burlington. 48 in aspen or avon. 46 in steamboat and aspen. 61 in grand junction. cooler temperatures are on the way later today and tomorrow. we have a big school -- cool down. let's check with joel hillan , how is our drive? >> trouble spots we're following for you. the first, well, we've had a wate

. >>> there's a breckenridge resident who thought he was doing the right thing by bringinghese world war ii era grenades to a fire station to have them dispose of them. he didn't know how dangerous they were. red, white and blue fire station 4 was evacuated because of the danger. the fort carson bomb squad had to be called in to dispose of >>> wow. speedo, polo, ralph lauren, among the companies who dropped ryan lochte. macy's could also decide to drop him. these could cost lochte millions of dollars over the next few years. >>> it is a sad day in denver t- >> they were open for 95 years. here's a listen to their voice mail message. >> thank you for calling patsy's inn. it is with deep heart felt sadness that we are closing patsy's inn permanently effective today. >> the owners wrote a note to their customers saying it was difficult decision down, but are honored they could be a part of so many family traditions. >> open since 1921. >>> we have another reason to make fun of the raiders. this involves a naked quarterback and marijuana. >> i'll stay around for that one. plus, denver ci

of thomas jefferson, john marshall, james monroe, and another important kentucky senator, john breckenridge. of with clay later said "no man was i more indebted by his instructions, his advice, and his example." after five years studying under with in virginia, clay became an attorney in his own right and decided it was time to make his way in the world. he departed in 1797 for the new state that had just entered the union just five years previous, one with which he would forever be associated. the commonwealth of kentucky. clay settled near his family in lexington where he soon established himself. in short order he married into the prominent hart family. clay's wife lucretia would be his spouse for half a century. over the course of their long marriage, the couple would be no stranger to tragedy. they would have 11 children, 7 of whom predeceased henry clay. upon his arrival in lexington, clay began his law practice in earnest and proved a highly capable attorney. he was handsomely paid for his efforts, prompting clay to quip "i'm not at all unwilling to receive liberal fees." despite his

in my town, they are trying to remove the statue of john c breckenridge. and john hunt morgan. i think it is punishment enough that he is riding a horse of the wrong gender. the horse is female, but if you look at it clearly -- a female out there. i don't approve of doing that. i think there should be statues to people that new england yankees like me are ashamed of. i think the most obscene thing has to do with calvin college, -- calhoun college. one of the colleges near yale. there used to be a stained glass window of john c calhoun with a constitution on the table. people love this. in the 1990's, they removed the slave so he is there with the constitution. i would rather have it with the entire thing, as a reminder of what john c calhoun's constitutional principles meant. it i think that ought to be there. let me offer a caution. sumner was not saying, get rid of all memories of the war. he was not saying that tokens on state banners should be removed. and he wasn't saying that battle monuments should be removed. he was saying, in the united states regiment, not the first m

the run since april in massachusetts when he and several others were indicted on >>> arrests in breckenridge and silverthorn have topped totals from last year. police say they have cracked down on ski pass fraud and kids trying to get marijuana with fake ids >>> a heads up to hikers, the popular trail in colorado springs now closed. it shut down at 8:00 last night closed until december. >>> what do you do with a pile of old chairs? make them into art, of course. >>> one of denver's most remarkable theater companies is probably one you have never heard of, until now. >> reporter: every performance at the tapestry ends the same way: hands in, a joke and a cheer. it's a reminder this is about team work and celebration, not about the things that make the actors different. >> watch for your cues. >> reporter: boulder's tapestry theater company is made up of young actors with special needs. >> we have some actors who communicate without using actors who need to be able to use a wheelchair. the mission of the theater company is to create an environment where all people can demonstrate their skills

we'll watch the mountains of colorado from telluride, the san juan mountain range towards breckenridgee heat's been relentless throughout arkansas, louisiana, mississippi. now we're spreading into alabama, too. 4.5 million people under excessive heat warnings. the memphis to monroe to sleeve port to little rock. the orange is heat advisories. this is how hot it will feel out there about 110 in little rock today. definitely on the hot side. the rest of the forecast today, another great day from new york up through new england. you will have storms to deal with there in the southeast. we'll talk about the weekend forecast coming up in about 20 minutes. >> okay. then we will talk with you again. thank you very much, bill karins. >>> and we are now just hours away from the opening ceremony of the 2016 summer games in rio and also some russian athletes are being sent home amid that doping scandal. the latest on that and a lot more when "way too early" comes right back. before taking his team to state for the first time... gilman: go get it, marcus. go get it. ...coach gilman used his cash r