i'm michael bennet >>> an important part of the straining speed work. >> kelly werthmann explains that with the race only about two months away. >> reporter: we were up with me and some members of the runners edge of the rockies. the goal, to run 2 miles as fast as we could. >> speed work is the key ingredient to really starting to see gains. >> how do you get yourself to go this early in the morning and try to be fast? >> your body is used to working hard, you do that once an again, every ten week was doing that, your body is more prepared to do a race day we've been building miles, and the pace has been sort of relaxed. this was a change. >> get faster, you have to stress theed with a little more. >> is it more about strengthening metabolisms? or is it -- >> it's both. the muscle work component, and general power to get stronger. >> reporter: there's also anaerobic component. you have to teach your lungs to process oxygen more >> reporter: we each got our times at the finish line, learning our pace is something we can build on. seed work once or twice a week is key when training for

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cbs 4 kelly werthmann on that scene. kelly a wild crime. was anybody hurt? >>reporter: thankfully jim. luckily no police officers or bystanders were hurt in this morning's chase. authorities want to find the man who stole truck from this parking lot. a man police describe as dangerous. >> it happened like that. >>reporter: this is where it all began. denver police trying to stop someone for narcotics near this motel 6 off peoria ends up colliding with their suspect. >> the diver failed to stop. >>reporter: using this black truck the suspect rammed into off. >> still southbound he's probably doing about 70. >>reporter: while chasing the stolen truck from lakewood, officers lose sight of the suspect. minutes later a woman realizeed her white truck is missing. >> she came out to get in her truck to get something out of her truck and her truck was gone. >>reporter: surveillance video from a liquor store near holly and evans shows what happened. the suspect abandons the black truck then manages to get inside and steal this white one in less than 60 weekend. >> al

kelly werthmann, cbs4 news. they will host a walk next year. it all depends on donations and there is still time to help the colorado aids project. head to cbsdenver.com for more information. >>> today, the city of aurora is celebrating its diverse culture. our chris spears mced the fashion show. people got on stage in traditional dress from 30 different countries and there are also ethnic food vendors. it runs until the great lawn of the aurora municipal center. >>> a police chase in los angeles comes to an incredible end. >> plus, six notre dame football players arrested in indiana. the charges they face coming up. >> well, we have a few clouds here, but overall, it is a sunny evening in denver. and we do have a couple of thunderstorms on doppler 4,000 that are reaching severe levels. we will show you where these are coming up next. from you. call our tip line at 303-863- >> you see him there slowing down, whoa! whoa! whoa! whoa into the building right there! >> crazy video of a high-speed chase coming to an end in los driver lost control and

kelly werthmann joins us live. business owners aren't sold on >> reporter: there's a lot of mixed reaction but what seems very common in this -- is the concern for safety by putting this lane on an already busy street, even this late. while some welcome the new lane, others say it's bad for business. >> it's crippling to my business. >> reporter: less than six hours after this to a bike lane opened up on broadway -- >> we don't have parking.>> reporter: business openers >> i'm going to lose business pick >> it's confusing to people. >> reporter: the denver population is growing rapidly with high demand for bike lanes. >> how do we get more people on bicycles? >> reporter: yet many business owners believe it will push customers away, now that 25% of the parking along the half-mile stretch is gone. >> with the current design, it's the worst. it takes our parking and doesn't create a safe bike lane. >> reporter: sweet action ice cream on broadway and boost business tech >> if we could get a bike lane in our area, we t

kelly werthmann met with some of the excited competitors. >> reporter: while the world is busy watching olympians compete in rio, coloradans are supporting some very special athletes. >> how did you win that gold medal? >> because i did good in tennis. >> they all, always play to the highest level that they possibly can. they care about winning. they care about carrying their part of the steam or individual sport. they're excited to be out here. >> it's a privilege to be in the special olympics. >> reporter: alex is among the 600 athletes taking part in the colorado special olympics at redstone park. like his competition, he loves when you start getting used to it, then it comes naturally. >> i love tennis so much. >> reporter: special olympians are vying for the gold, silver, and bronze in a variety of sports. >> i like playing basketball, tennis, and swimming. >> congratulations. is that the bronze medal? >> yes. >> awesome job. >> reporter: these support and encourage athletes of all age and abilities. helpin different sports at school. >> people with, and without disabilities, playi

kelly werthmann, cbs4 news. >>> we do have new details on a cyclist hit and killed during a triathlon in boulder. investigators say it's unlikely the driver will be charged. the victim was hit on u.s. 36 near broadway. she has been identified as drifted out of her laying. >> it was working for everybody else that was in the race. for whatever reason, this person left that lane and jumped into the path of this truck. >> walters lease behind a young child. she had been studying to be a nurse. this is the fourth time a driver has hit and killed a cyclist in boulder county in the last 2.5 months. >>> new information about what caused a fire on a skydiving plane in bullet -- struck a bird. 15 skydivers parachuted before the plane made a safe emergency landing but skydivers had to jump 3000 feet up. usually, they job at 12,000 feet. still, no one was hurt and the ntsb will investigate. >>> a computer crash grounded delta airline flights all around the world including computer system went down overnight. they blame a power outage in atlanta. the system was down for about seven hours and it 4

in denver, kelly werthmann, cbs4 news. >> event organizers expect to know by early next week year. it all depends on donations. there's still time to help the colorado aids project. head to cbsdenver.com for more information. >>> today, aurora celebrating its diverse culture. our chris spears mced the fashion show. people got on stage to model traditional dress from 30 different countries. global fest offers ethnic food vendors and international food the great lawn of the aurora municipal center. >>> a high speed chase in los angeles comes to an end. >> plus, six notre dame football players arrested in indiana. the charges they face coming up. >> a super saturday. felt more like september than august today. and, it will be getting better as the high pressure moves back in and so does the heat. >> if you have a news tip or story idea, we from you. call our tip line at (303)863- 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 cou

cbs fours kelly werthmann has details. re will close your beneath i 25 until early monday morning, this busy intersection is closed overnight to continue replacement work on i 25 bridge over arapahoe road and road crews will close the southbound i 25 on-ramp beginning at 8 pm tonight through 5 am. it is all part of the $66 million project aimed at improving congestion and traffic as well as safety in the area and other parts of the road and building noise walls and widening stretches of yosemite street. the project is not expected to wrap up until the summer of 2018. the closure of arapahoe road begins at 10 pm tonight and it will not reopen until 5 am so it is likely this will have an impact on the morning commute. in greenwood village kelly werthmann cbs4 news. >>> clearly they are taking advantage of our mild weather and it is toasty chris.>> no wonder th it is cooler, we hit 90 today i'm a 88 currently in denver at the airport and a mixture of 80s and 90s on the eastern plains. 70s and low 80s of high and 80s and the 9

run around like a lunatic. [ laughter ] you have to be safe so you do not hurt other people.>> kelly werthmann cbs4 news .>> that they are wrapped up this afternoon to find more well as safety tips by visiting our website, cbs denver.com. >>> the team that the tarmac today at the dia for the fourth annual fundraiser, it benefits special olympics colorado and competitors raced to be the fastest to pull a plane 12 feet and that is no small feat. that aircraft weighs 164,000 pounds and money raised in entry fees will help special olympians train year-round in colorado and we have more than 20,000 competitors and 22 greeting light rail riders on long the g ryan. it is the largest public art installation and carl addison used 23 people from the community as inspiration and it stretches more than 370 feet wide and 22 feet high, addison used more than 1000 cans of spray paint over the course of about one month and there is more art to come and rtd has commissioned public art work family-friendly event featuring thousands of rubber ducks is coming up next weekend in denver, the fourth annual hope floa

you can do that by going to krns and cbsdenver.com and -- >>> kelly werthmann found out the man was recently back at a park where he has frightened people. >>reporter: this is the face of a man indianapolis is trying to lure kids into his van. it happened after school monday as elementary students were dropped off by their school bus near baker park in englewood. as kids began walking home, the man with brown hair and glasses approached them making disturbing and inappropriate comments according to police. students avoided the strange pe t about what happened who later reported it to police. the man is described as white, about 20 to 30-year old with brown hair, driving a black and gray astro mini van. 1 man who lives next to the park chose not to talk to cbs4 on camera. but says he saw the suspect outside his home tuesday afternoon. that neighbor says he saw the man in a gray-colored van writing something in a notebook, then as he was approached, sped away there. you want to contact englewood police if you know who that man is or if you see him. >>> we have not issue if you're hopping on th

i'm kelly werthmann. check out the video of electric weather moving through colorado chris spears is in colorado's weather center with today's forecast. what's in store? >> what's in store? a hot and mostly dry day. those thunderstorms were two straight hours last night. beautiful sunrise in progress about to come above the or horizon. those clouds are out there from the storms on the video from doppler camera. be these sprinkles in the south eastern part of the state. these are left over from the storms we had yesterday. maybe a sprinkle or two out there in lineman and trinidad. for the most part, precipitation is done. 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 off

kelly werthmann checked with water parks here. >> they tell us safety is their top private. even though they don't have a slide or a ride like the one in kansas, they inspect each that waterslide in kansas is deemed the tallest in the world, stretching up 17 stories, twice the size of any slide at waterworld. it requires riders to use a velcro harness. no rides at waterworld require guests to wear a harness. it does require its employees to conduct safety checks on each attraction every morning. in a "the safety team is overseen by a full-time onsite safety engineer. after the all-clear is given, lifeguards test the attractions again by riding them prior to the park opening: . >> reporter: both parks say they have specific height requirements for people to ride their attractions, and we are told that employees at the park have been trained thoroughly on those guidelines. >>> after ten months, crews found the black box from the ship that sank in the bahamas. >> it got caught in hurricane losing propulsion between jacksonville, florida, and puerto rico. investigators hope the

kelly werthmann got a chance to speak with the competitors whose love of the game is wonderful to see. >>reporter: while the world is busy watching olympians compete in rio, colorado families are supporting special athletes giving their all in highland's ranch. >> how did you win that gold medal. >> i did good in tennis. >> they all always play to the highest level that they could can. they care part of the team or individual sport. they're excited to be out here. >> it's a privilege to be in the special olympics. >> alex is among the 600 athletes taking part in the colorado special olympics at red stone park. like his competition, he loves tennis. >> certain shots are hard, but once you get in the groove -- when you start getting used to it, then it comes naturally. >> my favorite game is tennis >> special olympians are buying for the gold, silver and bronze in a variety of sports. >> i like playing basketball, tennis and swimming. >> congratulations. is that the bronze medal? >> yes. >> awesome job. >> these sports encourage those -- most compete on unified teams helping athletes pr

kelly werthmann is live in denver. and the state says it would be hard for that to happen here of >> reporter: the state's election director says our voting process goes through rigorous checks and balance procedures. and though some coloradans vote electronically, many drop them off, and is it's virtually impossible to rig the reaction. >> i'm afraid the election is gonna be rigged. >> reporter: donald trump believes the 2016 and some hackers at semantic security response says the vote could be manipulated by a $15 device online. >> i can insert it, it resets the card. >> reporter: experts say electronic machines like this are not encrypted. but the election director says a rigged election is next to impossible in colorado. extraordinary proportions >> reporter: voting systems in colorado are heavily regulated. tested before and after election day, and bloods carefully counted. >> they reconcile how many people came in, and were logged into the poll book, and how many votes were cast in those machines. so they would k

reporting live in denver, kelly werthmann, cbs4 news. >> thank you for breaking that down for us. new at noon, a hiker on lookout mountain records two men spray painting some rocks. now the sheriff's office is investigating this. that hiker then posted the entire incident on you tube. here's some of it right now. cbs4's jamie leary has been working the scene for us. she's there where the graffiti was and she hiker. >> reporter: you take a walk over here through beautiful lookout mountain park, this is what's left behind, bright orange graffiti on a few faces of these rocks here. the young men responsible could face charges all thanks to a passerby who caught the crime in action on his cell phone. he then goes as far as to get a close up of their faces on camera, and follows them to their car to document the license plate. it happened on saturday while he was hiking with his fiance. paint cans and he started rolling. >> you guys know you're defacing property. they were just spray painting over there, so i wanted to get them on camera. >> reporter: we spoke with him today, and he di

cbs's kelly werthmann gives us a whiff. >> reporter: a stinky surprise is greeting visitors to the denver botanic gardens. >> right when i came in i smelled it and i was like, that smelled. >> reporter: it's thanks to this guy who bloom #-d overnight. >> it's called the little stinker because when it first we weren't sure it was going to live. >> reporter: but the corpse flower and alive and well. what does it smell like depends who you ask. >> a rotting apple or banana or any kind of fruits. >> it smells like rotting corpses. >> it's just a real off smell. some people describe it as a dead mouse. >> reporter: others aren't so sure the stench is coming from a flower. >> i thought it smelled like a lot of people in the flower to bloom in the rocky mountain region. last year more than 20,000 people lined up to see this one. >> there was a huge crowd, so i'm expecting the same this time. >> reporter: while visitors are pluggingtheir noses, tanis are scratching their heads. turns out several corpse flowers are blooming at the same time in gardens across the country. >> nygb, u.s. botanic gard

. >>> recently my colleague kelly werthmann went to a speed training session as part of our training for the rock and roll denver half marathon and the goal was to run two miles as fast as you can. training is focused on building miles at a relaxed pace so this was different. >> you have to stretch the does. it stresses the body and working different systems. >> kelly wrote a blog about her speed training experience and you can find that and the progress of our team at the run with cbs4 page on cbsdenver.com. >>> time now for weather and traffic. >>> good morning, we have a morning. 50s and 60s and if you're traveling today it will get bumpy in the midwest with severe storms anticipated. over on the west coast, very nice near 90 in portland and 75 in la. 103 in the big d if you're heading to dallas. joel, how about the roads? >>> a lot of cars on the roadways this morning. you can see the volume we have. it's going to take a while to get settled in the new pattern of back to school. this is what it looks like southbound coming into town. what about the drive to dia? good northbound a

cbs4's kelly werthmann got hands-on experience .>>reporter: from behind the wheel of this virtual ride, drivers of all ages are learning the dangers of driving di >> i obviously was very inexperienced and i pushed the wrong petals rude>> the colorado state patrol simulator is one of many stops to the jefferson county safety fair. >> it is from the ages of 9 to 93.>> from boat safety to bomb squads and inflatable slides and bounce houses the eighth annual event hosted by the district attorney's office focuses on safety as well as community for law enforcement and first responders, and it allows law enforcement and first responders to interact in a very casual, fun and supportive way with the public i think that is so very important.>> no activity or lesson learned at the fair is more important than the other but this year the bike rodeo for kids was among the more popular attractions.>> you have young kids working with law enforcement to feel they can be safe on their bikes.>> they would time you and that you are going. >> whether vi

. >> kelly werthmann reporting. might be or if you see him. >>> 1 person dead in a crash at 53rd and quebec around midnight last night. it involved a motorcycle and a car. doctors are treating 1 person with serious injuries. >>> let's turn to business news. markets hit a bump and investors want to get back on the positive track. >> a lot of good stuff going on in the markets. jill wagner joining us on the floor of the morning. >> good morning. stocks have been pulling back after record highs. the d oshgs w fell 81 points and the nasdaq fell 54. today, investors are waiting for the feds to release minutes from its last meeting. they were looking for clues -- increase in september is the able. ford has self-driving cars on the road in the next 5 years. they won't have steering wheels or gas or designed for ride sharing services. ford says they'll rollout self-driving cars later. >>> the underground mall will have 100 stores and 60 are opened like apple and forever 21. three times as many people live in the area and vi

in denver, kelly werthmann. >>> good to know. colorado has the highest rate of voter registration by the way and you can read that on cbsdenver.com. here's sports. >>> talking broncos and as much as we may want tonight to be about the quarterback battle, trevor siemian the second quarter with the second team and then we'll see a whole lot of >> i'm definitely thinking about that. before every game you get that feeling in your stomach because you love the game so much and you love playing it. >> i'm nervous. it's your first nfl game. i'm excited to go out with a group of guys like this and they're going to help me throughout the situations. >> rockies lost to the rangers last night 5-4. have a good one. break the mold. go sensationally bold! new color sensational loaded bolds from maybelline new york. loaded with hyper-color pigments... for one-stroke intensity... and honey nectar. sumptuous feel. maybelline's new loaded bolds. make it happen. ? maybelline ? ? ? ava, your bike is fixed. thanks mom! ? ? dad to captain ava: don't go

. >> that's kelly werthmann reporting there. the business committee unanimously approved this agreement. the team is going to come up with designs for that project to be presented to the city council. >>> the broncos are back on the practice field. of course in anticipation for the game this saturday night and they're sharing the fieldh >> here to give us a closer look is rowmy. these practices are crucial as the coach looking for a clear start. >> with the 49ers in town today, mark sean sanchez and simeon sanchez got the start for look for simeon to start saturday against the 49ers. he could make the call as early as this afternoon. but the decision who will start the season could come next week if he sees what he wants against the 49ers. with that attention on the quarterbacks it might be easy to forget the broncos have other questions they still need to answer. keep an eye on saturday. running back, the coach said publicly that ronny hillman, the team's leading rusher in 2015 is in a tight race to keep his roster spot with th

. >>> good sunday morning to you i am kelly werthmann and we in a moment but first we will go to chris spears with today's forecast. >> good morning kelly, off to a beautiful start . it happened just after 6 am and if you from the top of pikes peak. the sun is behind the clouds that you can see the race on the ground in colorado springs. also a nice start to the day in rocky mountain national park on the west side and if we go all the way t some clouds in the distance but a nice day. here is our weather watcher in alamo -- alamosa, 47. in denver were in the midshipman to upper 50s and low 60s. 56 in genesee, 59 in arvada, 1660 -- city park and dia 53. we will rise fast and now that few areas, 80s by noon and 2 pm or 3 pm we will be in the low 90s. we could see a stray thunderstorm today but for the most part just sunny and hot will talk about the extent of forecasting a bit. >> thank you chris. >>> breaking news from overnight as a police officer in georgia is shot and killed in the shooter is on the run. investigating assists vicious person in the neighborhood -- a suspicious person.

kelly werthmann gives us a whiff. >> reporter: a stinky surprise is greets visitors. >> right when i came in i smelled it and i was like, that's a bad smell. >> reporter: it's all thanks to this guy who bloomed overnight. stinker, because when it first emerged it was a small bud and we weren't sure if it was going to live. >> reporter: but the corpse flower is alive and well. what does it smell like depends who you ask. >> a rotting apple or banana or any kind of fruits. >> it smells like rotting corpses. >> it's really an offsmell. some people describe it as a dead mouse. >> reporter: others aren't show lot of people in the building. >> reporter: this is the second corpse flower to bloom in the rocky mountain region. last year more than 20,000 people lined up to see this one at the gardens. >> there was a huge crowd, so i'm expecting the same amount this time. >> reporter: while visitors are plugging their noses, botanists are scratching their heads. several corpse flowers are blooming at the same time in gardens across the country. botanic garden has one, we have one, and many more

. >>> we are sending big congratulations out to our own kelly werthmann .>> she tied the knot under colorado fashion, she and her husband chris hill that hitched in vail today and we would like to wish the happy couple all the best, what a beautiful picture.>> such a they were so worried about getting rained on.>> if you're headed to the broncos game get in the car and head out, 77 at kickoff with possibly a passing sprinkle but only slight, mostly cloudy and 70 at halftime and 66 by the fourth quarter. tomorrow 84 with clouds in the morning and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. cooler on monday and tuesday, upper 70s and near 80 and may t too shabby.>> than,, wondering what's in the box? energy efficiency, people! oh, hey little buddy. in fact, we have over 150 ways to cut your energy use and save money. some literally as easy as changing a light bulb. it can add up. you know, depending on how you use your energy. i like it. always delivering ways to save energy and money. xcel energy.

kelly werthmann went to a training session where she ran two miles as fast as she could. as we train by going to the run with cbs4 page at cbsdenver.com and i'm running in this too but i haven't been logging my miles. i need to get on that. >>> a new report reveals a growing danger on the road and a warning to colorado hikers as cameras catch these guys -- a ,, narrator: 2010. short-sighted budget cuts in washington threatened to close the colorado facility that oversees the nation's response to insect-spread diseases. but michael bennet steps in to keep the lab open. six years later... reporter: the global fight against zika begins here, at the cdc's research center in fort collins. narrator: now michael bennet's working to make sure we continue to lead the fight against zika, for colorado and america. and i approve this message. z22xez zvpz if you home is in the lane on the bench or on the range there's only one place to go. come to cabela's all week for great deals and more. save big on all your favorite trusted brands. and $400 off cabela's signature 64 safe. plus joi