a little bit of rain near near grand junction. that is it. the rest of us on the clear and we should stay that way today. we will see some rain in the high country. we will talk more about that in a moment.>>> this is not a good way to start the morning commute. northbound i 25 at harmony road, you have a truck here on its side. this traffic is pushed to the far right side. intel looking at a drive times slowing down onto 70.>>> three denver police officers hurt after a man climbed through a window before he got into a fight with police. he tried to wrestle away and officers weapon. that man is dead and we have the latest. this is near bates and bryant. this all happened here yesterday.>> reporter: we are hoping to learn more about that man killed in the officer involved shooting. police have not released his identity yet. neighbors say yesterday it was in the late morning that police they were preparing to give a warrant or several warrants it to the suspect. officers were let inside by other residents at that home. that suspect did escape t

40 in limon and 41 ouray ray and 54 this morning in boulder and 52 in in leadville and 56 in grand junction. . >>> a traffic alert we're following this morning for you. this is pictures coming in from southbound i-25. you can see the left express lane blocked. that's not our only accident this morning. another bad accident westbound along i-70 backing things up to i-225. it's a mess. >>> thank you for the update. breaking news out of denver this morning. after a man is shot outside the colonial manor motel near east 46th avenue off of i-70. how is the man doing? >>reporter: we haven't been able to get an update on the man's condition but we do know as of last night he was in critical condition. this is right by i-70 under the freeway and that may have been a bit of a challenge because this the scene was quite the set up with police surrounding the motel but also having to get on to 46th avenue as they investigate the case for hours. they could only open up this hour and let the motel open and remove the scene in the last hour or so. so we know that crime scene investigators were here quite

let's of 60s in the high country and 72 over in grand junction. we are watching this area of friday with a cold front coming through friday night. that really cools us offer saturday and maybe brings snowing to the mountains this weekend. >>> we have a couple trouble spots this can meet at havana -- commute at havana taking down speeds as you are heading into town from aurora. it is also affecting the drive northbound on i-225. we have cleared out of the way. we did get the accident cleared out southbound but you have to wait for the stretch all of the back with the 58th minute drive from thornton to denver. here we are cross the denver metro area. watch out if you are at monaco. we talked about the slow speeds we are seeing westbound along i- >> we are kind of lucky we didn't have more severe fires this year. >> and now we're headed toward the cold season,, ,, washington is broken. a blatant case of special interests buying influence in washington. a draft bill by scott tipton was largely written by tipton's biggest campaign contributor. even wor

grand junction this morning, 47. 37 craig, 39 steamboat. lots of beautiful fall colors near steamboat right now. if you are looking for some great colors it's a good area. 51 denver and colorado springs. 53 burlington. visibility is type towards eastern plains kr wray and burlington. a mile to half a mile visibility. checking in with satellite and radar, snow this morning near aspen starting to ease up but the rest of us clear except for the fog. future cast, a nice morning. we have sunshine in denver and south it is a dry day. that's a nice change. we do have rain and storms popping up by 1:00 towards and the northwest. most of the storms today will stay to the north and eastern plains. in denver an isolated storm the best shot for storms in northern colorado today. you can get moderate rainfall. tonight skies will clear and tomorrow isolated storms chances at best of the high country foothills. we make it if you hear in denver. today we look at 78 in denver, 75 greeley, 80s on the plains, 60s in the mountains. cool day on the western slop

. >> reporter: grand junction. the largest city on colorado's breathtaking mesas, and a pleasure center for adventurers. a place where it's easy to get lost, and hard to be found. >> hi, mom, i was just wondering where you are going to be home? >> reporter: thursday, june 28th, 2007. 8-year-old jess dixon picks up the phone and calls her mom, paige birgfeld. >> hey, mom, you are really, really mean. you said you would be back before dark and you haven't even been back. >> reporter: jess is worried. it's getting late and the 34-year-old single mother of three hasn't come home. >> please, please, please call someone. >> reporter: by friday morning, even more worry. paige's father, frank, can't reach his daughter either. >> give me a call on my cell phone. this is dad, bye. >> reporter: all of the calls going straight to voicemail. >> this is carol. what's going on? i hope you're all right. babysitter carol linderholm remembers becoming increasingly concerned. >> at first i thought, well, she's probably really busy, a

near grand junction we have rain and palisade, heavy rainfall. out to the, we're getting moisture flow coming up and we have a lot of rain in arizona and parts of new mexico and nevada and utah. we have this moisture flow coming in from the southwest so we will see thunderstorms and parts of utah and arizona and new mexico and the western slope and the high country with a chance. high pressure to the east is keeping things nice and driver the front range and keeping us in those 80s. one more day of dry comfortable weather and then we will get changes. looking at future cast, more rain on the western slope as we head into the later morning and early afternoon but again we are dry across th the high country and doesn't make it into the foothills because of the high pressure keeping us on the dry side and heavier rainfall possible in the southwest tonight. that will shift to the north into the morning and in denver maybe some clouds but we do have the chance of the rain heading towards us tomorrow afternoon and into the evening. we may get in on som

he jumps into his car and drives 200 miles from denver to grand junction. paige's brother, craig, says his father is inconsolable. >> when my dad called me to tell that paige was missing, that's the first time i ever heard him cry since i was little kid. >> reporter: saturday evening, frank birgfeld finally arrives in grand junction. >> we searched the house. we searched the property. by 9:30 they had a bloodhound on the ground trying to see whether there was a trail leading away from the house. >> reporter: then, sunday night, a disturbing development. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> hi, i'm at the corner of 23 and logos, and there is a car on fire in the parking lot. >> reporter: paige's red ford home. >> do you see flames or smoke? >> yeah, there's -- there's a lot of flames, but there is nobody around that i can see. >> reporter: by the time firefighters arrive, they are able to salvage little -- the four-door sedan was vandalized, the fire ruled arson. most importantly -- paige is nowhere to be found. >> arson is an efficient way to cover up evidenc

and 48 in grand junction. visibility, we have a foggy start to the day on the eastern plains for the northeastern corner of the state. down to a half-mile visibility from akron to ray and burlington. other than that it is quiet. we've had rain rolled through and we had snow overnight near aspen. the rest of us will be dry for most of the day. looking at a future cast. morning hours are mellow. we may start to get showers and thunderstorms by lunchtime stays on the dry side. in denver we may get a few isolated storms later this afternoon and evening but most of them will stay to the north and skirt through that direction. they are not severe but you may get pockets of moderate rainfall if you get a storm. tomorrow we wake up to sunshine and a great start to the the day on friday. tomorrow isolated showers and storms popping up. friday night football games, e rain and if you more clouds. it will be cool tomorrow. tempure mi70s. 78 denver today and 75 greeley, 82 burlington. on the, cooler. 65 aspen. 66 craig. if

in burlington and 71 in frisco 87 in grand junction. i don't know where these cameras are coming from. but we have temperatures going to to be in the 80s again tomorrow. joel i'm sending it to i can fix this. >>> this is i-25 and colorado as you make your way to the bridges, i think you'll like this id is south of colorado boulevard. you see the directions along i- 25. we're seeing cars out there. so you may have to disengage the cruise control. in denver, the average speed in the 60s. westbound i76, nice and wide open. you see the cbs mousetrap cam and you get past i-70, a lot of green on this map. and fifth and sheridan not on sixth avenue, just south of metro. and let me take you into downtown we have the closures picked up and moved out of the way. and we got the nfl kickoff concert that will be going to on till we have a portion of it that is closed as well. and 14th street there and civic center park. we have the display set up out there getting ready for football tomorrow night in the mile high city. here are the drive times as w

you may need a light jacket. 44 in akron. 29 right now in gunnison. 50 degrees in grand junction. we'll talk about a little bit of a warm up today coming in in a moment. for now, let's check in with joel. >> slow drive this morning. take a look at the cdot camera,

in the high country 78 in aspen and for steamboat, 76 in eagle and 90 over in grand junction. if you're heading to the broncos game or maybe taking the day off to enjoy the nfl village and the nfl fan experience, 88 degrees is our high today, so it will be warm out there. and kickoff is at 6:30, 85 degrees, about that for then, and lots of sunshine today. still have a few clouds out there. half time we'll be in the mid- 70s, and for your five-day forecast tomorrow, cold front to crank up just a bit, and temperatures about 75, but we're back to those 80s as we head into the weekend. let's check in with joel. how's the morning drive going? >>reporter: we already got a traffic alert this morning. copter 4 in the air has launched for us a little bit early so we could get these pictures for you. you see the traffic moving along the top of your screen from right to left, and left to right. that is pena boulevard right now. so that remains unaffected. but 56th is completely shut down as police investigating a there, and i think they're redirecting traffic onto pena boulevard to get a

upper 70s out e high country 69 in frisco and steamboat 72 in craig and 86 in grand junction. for our futurecast, we look at mostly sunny skies today. a few clouds coming through but not until later on and the evening. overnight tonight skies are clear and a cold start to the day in some areas. could get a few showers down south tomorrow but that's it and a freeze watch tonight for parts river valleys. talk a look at overnight lows 31 in steamboat tonight. if you have plans outside your animals may get chilly. 37 in greeley so tomorrow morning when you wake up it's going to be cool out there. definitely a crisp morning and 81 degrees in denver. tomorrow 91 on sunday. joel? >>> take a look at our tech center cam this morning. quite a few more cars on the roadway making their tech center. we'll start to see dropping of drive times f. for now speeds in the 50s and 60s southbound coming into town a 9-minute drive out to i-70 and look at these cars cooperating nicely. one little side street accident not on i-25 and not affecting traffic. along c-470 that should be wide open and i-2

. >>> 55 in boulder and 56 in denver. 46 in aspen and 66 in grand junction. our weather watchers up early for us. 32 in brekenridge. it's a starry night and cold crisp morning for sure right at freezing there. taking a look at satellite and radar, skies are clear and red flag warnings today from garfield county down south into country and down south for douglas and lincoln counties. humidity levels are dropping and there's a lot of dry vegetation out there so be extra careful. i know a lot of people outside barbecuing today and going for a hike. be cautious out there. in the low 90s and hot throughout the afternoon and it will be windy. let's check in with joel. >>> good morning, we're continuing to follow the situation downtown. a hit-and-run accident and the person in 19th and chestnut. that entire intersection is blocked as police continue their investigation. we're waiting for more information and will pass it along to you as we get it. you see the purple at colfax, taste of colorado closures are in place tomorrow morning at 6:00. if you do have to head t

from parts of grand junction south to durango. we could see rain in the san juan's and in denver on the dry side. ra through tomorrow morning and tomorrow morning we have rain in parts of steamboat all the way towards veil and the rain continues through the afternoon. some of that could head into the denver area tomorrow afternoon and evening. friday night football games, a few showers during that time period. temperatures today 83 in denver, 82 greeley, 76 burlington. 86 la junta in pueblo, 69 frisco, 71 aspen. 71 grand junction. five day forecast tomorrow, moisture flow in denver, a chance of rain and if you on sunday but back to the 80s. cooler on monday and 75 but a bigger cooldown coming on tuesday. >>> it's been a pretty good start to the morning commute. this is i-25 in arapahoe. you will like this drive. we have that construction were going on. southbound we see it load up past 92nd. 10 minutes from denver not too bad. we will take that right here. the earlier ramp closure we had santa fe northbound has been cleared out of

the mother from grand junction disappeared in 2007. lester jones is on trial for also worked as an escort. jurors once again asked for additional evidence to review yesterday. they wanted jones' entire interrogation. his defense team didn't like that. they objected. they thought it would be unfair to the client. the judge, though, saw things differently. >> there's just really no unfair prejudice to the defendant, and i don't see the need to impose any restrictions on the jury's access to the defendant's videotaped statement in this. >> they'll be back at it this morning at 9:00 a.m. is in jail, accused of starving their blind and autistic 17- year-old in a case that has rattled even veteran detectives. one doctor says vanessa and david hall's son looked like a concentration camp survivor. investigators say the 17-year- old weighed only 88 pound when is he got to the hospital. they say he survived on seven to nine sodas per day and 500 calories of crackers and chips. investigators are struggling as >> we're human as well, and it's toug

springs. 38 craig and 60 in grand junction. we do have rain in the southwestern corner and the rest of us are on the cloudy side. we are going to notice the rain increases today in the southwestern part of the state. this is all from the hurricane depression and it is heavy into parts of arizona to see the chance of heavier rainfall in our southwestern corner early on tonight. notice that it is cloudy outside and we do have the rain that will increase today in the southwest with maybe some rain in the foothills in denver tomorrow morning. we could get a few more showers late in the day tomorrow with warm temperatures today and cooler temperatures on the horizon. 90 in fort collins and greeley 86 in grand junction and tomorrow brenden motley with a transfer showers around town and a chance of isolated storms on thursday through saturday. then we are down to the 60s on saturday. >>> we have a traffic alert we are following and i want to take you out live to copter 4. the white truck in the middle of the screen has a bike that is

is hosting a rally in grand junction. he's expected to speak on having a president who understands the importance of wildlife conservation. >> donald trump jr. is fighting off the controversy of this% tweet. where he compares the refugee crisis and the risk of terrorism to a bowl of skittles. meantime ivanka was in denver for a breakfast. she is then going to tour a charter school in fort collins. we're tracking here visit to colorado. >> toast with trump. the daughter of republican presidential candidate donald trump in denver this morning. ivanka trump the keynote speaker at this breakfast for the colorado womens alliance. she took many questions focussing on women's issues. wage inequality to why we shouldn't use the term working woman. >> i'm deeply passionate about disrupting this notion of what it means to be a modern day working woman. nobody calls a man a working man. it's just assumed a working man. why are we called working women. it's also incredibly disrespectful to the many women that are working in their hom

. >>> we're sitting at 53 here in denver, 46 in avon and 37 in craig and 52 in grand junction, once again satellite and radar is mild to start the day. of sunshine and clouds in the afternoon but that's about it. let's check in with joel, good morning. >>> good morning, obviously a couple construction projects up and moving around at this point in the morning. one of them is i-70 west of town along i-25 in through town in the southbound direction and all the data isn't showing up yet but if it were you would see orange and yellow and red as you approach i-25 hamden down to one lane. in the northbound direction that is nice and wide open. alan, the other thing is happy green everywhere meaning we're at or near posted speed limits. >>> one man in critical condition after a shooting near i-70. >> reporter: hours after this shooting happened police have scene when they were first getting into the area. take a look at this video and you see the hotel itself is surrounded and they have to take over part of 46th avenue behind me because they needed to get around the hotel and because of this loc

steamboats has dollars with the fall leaves. 60 frisco. 76 over in grand junction. >>> if you're planning out the rest of your day, just know there is a chance for thunderstorms coming in a little later on for us. it should clear by the evening hours, but know there is that possibility. for your five-day forecast tomorrow, 74 degrees. a slight chance for thunderstorms tomorrow. could get a few more on saturday. still in the 70s at that point here in denver. temperatures it 80s. it is not going to feel fall like at the game. 80s, you'll need sunglasses, sunscreen and your short sleeve jersey situation. a different fashions, different time o year. >> later in the year, we'll be layered up with about 12 layers. >>> it is not uncommon for kids not to want to go to school, but in michigan are calling 911. police say sometimes the calls are knee-jerk reactions to scare kids to go to school. >> we respond to all 911 calls. if a parent asks us and help, we have no problem trying to go out and talk. >> parents should talk to their child and the school to find out why they don't want to go. another

this is our final morning of grand junction. 55 in avon and 65 at tia. it is 70s come in from our weather watcher nancy rockwell who says it is warm and breezy in that area. we do have cloud cover in this region with rain in our southeastern corner. we are mainly on the cloudy looking at futurecast, we will stay that way with a few breaks in the clouds by lunchtime. some of these head through the denver area in the late afternoon and evening. let's check in with 12. >> we are watching a trouble spot northbound along i-25 as you get to arapahoe. it is right between the lanes. my guess is it looks like it again. my guess is police will be out there shortly. that is going to cause some delays. it makes you nervous, doesn't it? >>> officials have to reopen a pipeline today that ruptured in alabama this month. it caused a surge in fuel prices across at least five states., places where out a guest. workers noticed a strong order a couple weeks ago leading to the discovery. >>> if you feel a little blue this morning, maybe this will pick you up. a neurologist n

. >>> temperatures 84 in denver. 93 in la hun ta. 75 avon. 71 aspen. 81 grand junction. we have warm temperatures, low humidity. fire danger is high. for us in the denver area and front range and most of the state, we stay on the hot side. storm chances today and tomorrow. and we'll talk about the heat in a moment. >>> crews are still on the scene of a beaver creek fire which is also burning in containment is not expected until october 21st. firefighters say the fire is human caused and is under investigation. that started back on june 19th. >>> now to campaign 2016. labor day is when the election season clicks into high gear. that means hillary clinton traveling with reporters. donald trump is coming up in the polls. cbs's mark albert has the latest from the white house. >> reporter: vice presid kicked off labor day with union members in pittsburgh. >> when fewer workers in unions, wages are lowered. hillary clinton meets with voters in ohio this afternoon. many of whom have questions abut her e-mails while she was secretary of state. clinton told fbi agents she doesn't

the school spot this morning, 34 leadville and 64 grand junction. satellite and radar a little bit of rain in the northern part of the state. really all the way from the northwestern corner to parts of the northeast. and we have a little system really going to get much from that. we have the cold front that's going to drop on through with it but fairly dry. we have the chance though of some moisture to swing up our direction later on today. the futurecast now, the morning showers skirt on through and then we have partly sunny to mostly sunny skies this morning and again as that front comes through it's going to cool us off for us and we are going to see our winds increase and then this afternoon, we do have the chance of a few isolated thunderstorms. most of those should be south of denver and then stay down to the south and the west. and could get a few up into the foothills overnight tonight and still have little rain out there. cloudy skies here across the front range and out west. and then we have a chance of more rain coming through tomorrow af

and aspen and 57 in grand junction. for your hour by hour forecast, noon and partly cloudy and the chance of more rain coming in this afternoon and evening so there's a potential for storms out there later today. we'll talk more about that and the weekend in a moment. >> didn't that just make your morning hearing the word "weekend"? got to get through the work day first. company on the drive southbound you may have to disengage the cruise control. closures in place with october fest going on downtown and also the denver firefighter chili cook off at spear and larimer and as you get along mississippi that's closed to the east of santa fe. >>> once a top cop on the drug beat, this former denver police officer is now accused of setting up an illegal grow operation and more. he was let go by the department a morfitt has our story for you. >> reporter: a former narcotic sergeant for the denver police department is now facing drug charges of his own according to the district attorney's office, an odor complaint prompted an in

temperatures today are still pretty warm with 90 in greeley and 74 in frisco and 86 in grand junction. the pattern changes to the latter part of the week with this area of low pressure dropping for the great basin on thursday and friday with the transfer cooler temperatures and an increased chance of moisture. maybe some light showers tomorrow and a chance for isolated storms on thursday. pretty good with the cbs4 mousetrap cam come into town. spelling past i-to 70 -- -- slowing past i-270. 23rd and quitman we have a water main break closing up a portion of the intersection. work continues through mississippi rough part of town. we have a couple of construction projects. some of these are overnight expiring and you will see some of these with others taking place in the daytime. if you are wondering why i didn't tell you about your drive, this is why. they are out there in force. >> federal officials developing self driving vehicles. the guidelines are also aimed at ensuring safer testing on the roads. here is chris martinez with more from los angeles. >> reporter: saving drivers money

looking nice. 06 in denver, 54 in lineman and 62 in burlington. 60 in colorado springs and 59 in grand junction. satellite and radar, you'll see a lot of clouds out there this morning and a little thicker in the southeastern corner. you can see up in ray and the northeastern corn next we have fog and low visibility through the too and a half mile in some partly sunny skies and the temperatures in the mid-80s and it should be a fairly dry day and we cannot rule out an isolated storm. we should be on the dry side today and let's check in with joel. >>> the overnight construction is getting in your way, depending on where you're at this morning. i-25 nice and wide open north of i-70. and that is what we're seeing across the map. look70 paving work there as you head in the eastbound direction. we have rockies game later today and that will give you some traffic downtown. >>> we have great sports the next couple days, month after motorcyclists that stopped the traffic in july . it had the police after the organizers. said that videos like this one lead to the arrest of the flash mob of the motorcycl

. 76 in eagle and 90 over in grand junction. now, if you're going to fan fest, the kickoff village, it's going to be warm out there today, temperatures about 88 degrees most of the mid-to late afternoon. kickoff at 6:30, 85 degrees and by half time we'll be in the mid-70s. so it's really a perfect night for football. 75 tomorrow, that will be our high with those windy conditions with that front. and then we start to recover this weekend. let's check in with joel. there's going to be a lot of absolutely. downtown, it's just going to be a tough drive. i'll show you those closures here in just a moment. i want to show you we've got the volume picking up already southbound coming from bridges down into the tech center. this is from our cbs 4 tech center cam. look at all these headlights that we have this morning. take a look across the denver metro area, colfax and clarkson, lights malfunctioning. we've got continuing road work along c-470 and work on the ramp as well as you get to 285, and that's why we're seeing the slowing in the

cooler in the south west today. 70 degrees in frisco and 80 in grand junction. nice mellow day tomorrow. breezy thursday and more clouds for the afternoon hours. friday, isolated storms possible and better chance comes in on saturday. let's check in with joel, good morning. >> good morning. we've watched from the cdot construction projects in the way this morning. i want to show you across the denver metro area, we have the police activity. that's where scene was there just north of jewel so you can expect some road closures in that area and right at yale as you get along federal there, we have something in the roadway. you can see the various ramp closures in place including on continue to do road work there and again from santa fe and north bound i-25. >> joel, thank you very much. resent picture of first lady michele obama and president bush has gone virile. it comes, informing, atty time when the presidential campaign is full of hostility. scott takes a closer look at the special bond few expected between the two first families. george w. bush at the opening

windy with this front. 74 in greeley and burlington and ray. 69 in frisco. 86 in grand junction. we have a freeze watch up in parts of the yam pa river so we could see temperatures in the 20s and 30s. a mild day sunday at 91 degrees. the heat does return for one day. how is the drive? tech center cam. this is a great looking drive. take a look southbound coming down from the bridges into the tech center. volume out there but you really don't need to disengage the cruise control. just ride through with your friends and fellow broncos fans. look at this green on the map along i-270 nice and wide open. seeing a few delays. we had a taste of colorado that had most of civic center park shut down as well as colfax. we didn't have along colfax for the nfl kickoff concert. they're continuing clean up on that. this will become the 9/11 remembrance event happening this weekend so closures will remain in place throughout weekend. here's your drive times as you make your way east from downtown. both directions looking great. average speed 59 miles per hour. morning. somehow. >>> this morning

it is 62 in grand junction right now. we will talk more about the cool down in a moment but right now let's check with joel. >>> it is nice and wide open at least for now with some construction work across the metro area. >>> three people are on the run after a robbery and assault. shawn chitnis is live in westminster happened. >> reporter: it is a complicated case with some differing stories depending on who you speak with. without the police or neighbors who saw some are part of this all go down yesterday afternoon. here is what we know. this began with the robbery that is happening at a home in the 12,000 block of annex street. few men and a woman stealing items from his garage. the man told police he was punched by a suspect who pulled a gun on him. the others got into a car. police were trying to put out the word when one team so that suspect on the motorcycle. police said that suspect crashed the motorcycle and then tried to run away. the officers noticed the weapon . they fired and killed him. neighbors in the area

oor current wind speeds right now, 14 miles per hour sustained winds in grand junction. we will see winds come from the south southwest but right now, the denver metro and the planes seeing calm conditions. will pick up through the afternoon. about 20 to 25 miles per hour today. our risk for severe weather encompasses the northeastern corner of thstate and yeelow. all the green areas have the potential for picking up some stronger storms where we could see pockets of heavy rain and haii. yesterday, a tornado warning was issued. nothing touched the ground but there is potential as those cells rotate. taking a look at highs, 3 temperatures still staying very -- staying very warm. 70s for the high country. 63 degrees in leadville. lamarr, la junta and even pueblo in the mid to upper 90s. tonight in denver, getting to the mid-50s. early to mostly cloudy skies. we start the day on a cool note but also with a lot of 89 degrees are expected high. we will see that breezy condition last through monday before we start to cool down tuesday when a cool friend dropping temperatures t

. >>> jurors in the page murder trial will deliberations in grand junction. the police arrested lester jones two years ago for brook december murder in 2007. investigators said that she led a second life as a paid escort. >>> we now know the name of the man found dead near the top of mccore pass. he's 49-year-old matthew mars from longmont. someone noticed his body on monday. he had a camp site said up. but they have not said how he died. >>> a wildfire continues to burn near the colorado border. but it is holding steady but there's some progress the should be gone by 9:00 this morning. >>> wildfire borning in rio blanca is now 90 acres inside. you see the smoke all the away from i-70 in garfield county. the flames not threatening any buildings right now. >>> time for weather and traffic every ten minutes on the hours. we're talking high fire danger. >>> we are. so be extra careful out ther high in some spots even if you don't have the red flag warnings. we have a mix of cloud cover and clear skies for most of this morning. but on the eastern plains, we have

cool temperatures in the mountains and 58 degrees in grand junction. we're getting hot later today and fire danger is a big concern so we'll talk more about that. now to joel. >>> folks are keeping a close eye on their burns in larimer county. shawn chitnis is live from the sheriff's office. crews have a lot of work ahead of them today. >> joel, that's right, the conditions are the same dry, and windy and those are the conditions that made the fire grow to 300 acres in the first day. only 10% contained and those conditions creating quite a challenge for those living in the area. there was smoke all throughout the sky around the source of the about possible evacuations but not necessarily tied to a specific home. we do know though as well 30 buildings are threatened at this time. as we mentioned the conditions are tough again coming up at 6:45 we'll hear from someone who lives a mile away and the concerns they have as this fire continues to burn. live in larimer county, shawn chitnis, cbs4 morning news. >>> a driver hit a woman in au the crash happened

intense rain that way but clearing more near grand junction. we're filling in more as you head towards leadville and idaho springs. rain into walden and steam boat springs as well as light rain up near red feather lakes. looking at our chance for severe weather today, it's shifted more out to the eastern plains so does cover parts of the eastern plains heavy rain are the biggest threats from storms so you could get intense hail and heavy rainfall so flooding may be a concern. futurecast we may get a couple of quick showers later this morning here in the denver area and we ease up and more storms coming in throughout the afternoon and should clear in time for festivities tonight. there could be wet conditions on the roads and the sidewalks from these storms rolling through and again tonight in the eastern plains could get bigger thunderstorms. 64 in burlington. 83 in denver and 82 as we head towards greeley and 79 in burlington. 88 degrees tomorrow and isolated storms are possible and drier as we head towards sunday. >>> traffic alert we're foll

fall starts on thursday. 64 in denver. 49 in limon and 52 in burlington. 54 in grand junction. taking a look at temperatures coming in. 60 in north westminster and on satellite and radar a few clouds near fort collins. the rest of us are on the dry side this morning. taking a quick look at the b looking great, mid to upper 50s so nice for us but cooler to the west. if you're living in the high country, more of a sweat shirt or jacket kind of morning. futurecast showing clear skies and mostly sunny skies and breezy for us this afternoon and evening. overnight skies get cloudier to the west and looking at more cloud cover tomorrow afternoon here in denver as well with rain in the southern part of the state. temperatures today looking at 90 and 90s to the east. taking a look at our air pattern, high pressure dominating for us and cooler air heading our way by the middle of the week and into the end of the week. much chillier temperatures to the north. 90 by the end of the week. in the 70s. let's check in with joel, good morning. >>> a couple big trouble spots. seems they are getti

this morning. 60 degrees in denver. 61 in burlington. 46 in gunnison. 40 in meeker and 54 in grand junction. a cold front coming through today knocking our temperature down to the 70s. it will be windy but other than that a nice day and we'll time out the weekend in a moment. >>> great start to the morning commute. little blurry eyed from the game this morning. focus on the roadway as we have cars out there. it's loading up through the next half hour. a lot of green on this map along c-470 where they are continuing road work south to 285. we have this portion of bannic and 14th closed off. they are still in place today the september 11th remem brans event going on. >>> 178 yards, 2 interceptions and a touchdown. it wasn't the worst. broncos quarterback trevor siemian completed close to 70% of the best defenses in the league. we have a recap later in the show. >>> during the national anthem brandon marshall takes a knee joining colin kaepernick in a protests. both were college teammates at the university of nevada. colin kaepernick says he won't stand for a flag of a country oppresses blacks

cool in the high spots. 41 avon and leadville and 45 in grand junction. bob our weather waper in glenwood springs reporting for us this morning. nancy rock well says she finally sees the stars this morning. looking at our futurecast a cold front is coming through and that will knock us down to the 70s. a little rain in the northern and afternoon but that's it. maybe a few clouds develop in the evening hours but just a little windy other than that and temperatures dropping into the 70s. our bus stop forecast, sunshine and mild and temperatures in the upper 50s and it should be a nice morning and cool. let's check in with joel, good morning. >>> a late start to the morning commute. i can't imagine why. those taillights look happy. it's payday for you out there. a lot we're starting to see the drive times slow down. speeds into the 50s and 60s. nine minutes out to thornton and denver. all those cars making it down into town. this on the approach to i-70 around the stadium curb there's mile high magic making it nice and wide open. the one side street accident

hot in the southeastern part of the 87 in grand junction. for your five-day forecast, tomorrow 88 and mostly sunny skies and a little windy on friday and 72 degrees and this weekend is mild so if should be a great -- so it shush should be a great one. >>> you deserve this if you're on the roads since yesterday. you deserve a great, wide open drive like this one here. let's hope we can keep it that they continue to do road work along there. and downtown, we'll get the stakes picked up. and we have the nfl kickoff concert that will affect and also near civic center park as they get set up for that and this is a look at some of the drive times. i think you'll like this westbound along i-70, we had a huge accident this morning we have speeds in the 60s. >>> big cosby is trying to get key evidence thrown out of court now. these right to get a telephone call between he and the victim's mother. he'll go to trial next june. >>> today we could learn about the upgraded charges of a killed a 15-month-old son of marcus cowell. he was in a stroller being

day. 16 degrees cooler in boulder. 18 for colorado springs. 48 in boulder. 43 in avon and 61 in grand junction. nancy rockwell, 48 degrees this morning, she said they had some rain moving through. taking a look at the satellite and the radar, there's some rain out there. foothills. and a few showers around the state. we will have a little bit of rain downtown this morning. we do have a little bit of midday clearing and the chance of more rain coming in later this afternoon temperatures only in the 60s today. >>> looking to the west, the camera in the high country, lower visibility and there's some wet along that lens as well as you make your way along i- 70. in town, a different situation. looking from the tech cam. keeping you company. nothing to slow you down. looking to the west, orange is the road weather index showing us the visibility along highway 72, portions of i-70. a couple incidents to the side street. nothing to get in your way traveling along i-70 or i-76. we have speeds into the 60s southbound along i-25 to as a peeping tom. surveillance cameras caught this man looking into the

the highs toddy, 80 in grand junction, upper 60s and low 70s in the mountains. upper 70s for the northeastern plains, lamar and expecting highs in the mid- to low 80s. tonight we're still above freezing for the high country, 51 overniiht in grand junction withh40s and 50s around the plains. expect a dry spell in store for the next few days, especially into tuesday before the next front comes in wednesday. and thursday we'll have a better chance of showers in the tomorrow broncos with 85 degrees and not expecting any strong storms, staying dry monday and tuesday with highs in the mid-80s. so fall officially starts next thursday but doesn't feel like it yet. >>> two ramp closures this weekend maa give you a headache. the ramp from eastbound aaapahoe to northbound i-25, that is shut down and reopen until 5:00 a.m. monday. this is all part of the ext phase of construction on i-25 there. starting monday, you'll notice the lanes on northbound i-25 at arapahoe ssifted. and westbound i-70 to southbound 225, pay attention to that ramp because a lot of people use this to

is taking the stage at a rally in grand junction talking about willlife conservation. if you want to go, van's trumps on the website and also the donald trump jr. this is an effort to narrow polls in our state of colorado with that brief tightening. the latest poll shows seven points clinton over trump. reporting live downtown, jason gruenauer, denver7 news. >>> the president has declared this week opioid awareness week and videos like this are the reason why. this is a woman overddsing inside a family dollar store in on her crying trying to wake up her mom. >>> people who live near 7th and downing in denver are dealing with drug issues as well. they're reaching out to denver seven for help. crack and a man passed out in her own backyard. another woman found drug needles on a blanket. they blame the problem on homeless sweeps along the cherry creek trail and want the city to backyards before they can let their kids go out and play. that's an issue. >> we reached out to st city of denver. they tell us the homeless issue is one they're continuously working on. they're sp

we have 63 in denver and 72 in burlington. 36 in mudville and 57 in grand junction. we have the front range on the dry side and we are going to see the potential for some fog to develop in the foothills and a little bit on the eastern plains. we will zoom on in their lamar where we have some thunderstorm on the other side of the state we have snow and lightning in the area as well. we do have the chance of severe weather later today and later this afternoon until after 2:00 or 3:00. hail and windy will be our biggest threat. for most of the morning we will be on the cloudy side and it will be mild with the chance for storms to fire up. right now let's check in >>> we do have some closures in place because of what is going on colorado. it will affect the front end of the morning commute. we have the ongoing construction projects and that is all that will really slow you down right now heading southbound into town it should be nice and wide open for you. >>> today jury deliberations start in the murder trial that bergfeld. lester jones murdered her in 2007 and dumped h

temperatures today, 91 in denver. 89 in greeley. 89 in burlington. 89 in grand junction and we have had so many beautiful pictures of the fall colors the weather center so keep them coming. 89 degrees by 2:00. tomorrow upper 80s and a few more clouds and mostly sunny skies on wednesday. still some rain in southern colorado and cooler by friday in the 70s. . >>> i-70 and airport boulevard this morning. look at the volume we have picking up as you make your way into town. maybe you're heading into the airport. four way stop. a closure at mississippi east to santa fe and a broad and a mess through there. ongoing paving work going on and then an auto pedestrian accident that police are investigating right here at 50th and federal. no closures in place or at least full closures but heavy police presence so expect delays. here are the drive times from the west. i think you will like it this morning. eastbound from c-470 to i-25 >>> taking you back to new york city this morning as we have concerns about the possibility of her errorism. right now authorities are out pseudoa store in elizabeth,