. >>> this comes from kusa 9 news in denver where in nearby colorado springs three baby bears have found a favorite backyard. this is the third time this tri o of bear cubs dropped by, causing a little mischief. the damage is pretty minimal. she also remembered never to get too close especially since mama bear is never too far away. makes some great pictures anyway. i'm dan kloeffler, and this is "early today," just your fist stop of the day today on your nbc station. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> we are going to be cooler than normal and mostly cloudy thanks to the slow moving front. it has not gone through the area yet. we have some showers around the area this morning. is significant amount of lightning on the eastern shore. it looks like we will remain unsettled this morning. some grain may pick up later this afternoon. temperatures -- summer rain may pick up later this afternoon. los 70's on the eastern shore. we will be up to 78 degrees-83 days -- 83 degrees in baltimore today. cooler th

our affiliate kusa has the story. >> reporter: it can be hard to get noticed on denver's most colorful road. >> anything to try and draw people's attention really. >> reporter: why a tag team effort -- >> some days the crowd is tougher than others. >> reporter: is needed to convince customers to take a detour from their day. >> it's hard for her not to be graceful. you should play tennis with her sometimes. she looks like the girl from the price is right. >> reporter: detours is one of denver's newest coffee houses, counting on a business model that's not taught to mbas. >> it doesn't cost anything. it's free. for everyone. any kind of coffee. >> amy is one of 13 owners who all agreed once they made a profit off of their sandwiches they'd cut the ultimate deal on their coffee. >> call it karma. call it the golden rule. call it whatever you want to believe. we just believe it comes back around and we're willing to take the risk to give you something for free. >> i just like the impact on my financial situation. >> reporter: there is no catch to customers, only a simple request. >> you t

. >>> this comes from kusa 9 news in denver where in nearby colorado springs three baby bears have found a favorite backyard. this is the third time this tri o of bear cubs drped by, causing a little mischief. the damage is pretty minimal. she also remembered never to get too close especially since mama bear is never too far away. makes some great pictures anyway. i'm dan kloeffler, and this is "early toda" just your fist stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> there it is. washington, d.c., on a thursday morning. we've got some rain falling out there right now. good morning, everyone. welcome. we're glad you're up with us. i'm barbara harrison. >> i'm keith garvin sitting in for joe krebs. we want to start things off this morning, as we always do, with a look at weather and traffic. >> tom is here right now to take a look at the forecast. we do have some rain out there. >> yeah, it's been raining for the last couple hours. less than a 1/4 of an inch generally around the region. where you see the areas of yellow around the eastern shore, parts of southern southern and had had h at

our denver affiliate kusa explaining. >> reporter: ditching the car or bike really isn't a if you aspect for coloradans, why this was a no-brainer. >> a lot of people are like, oh, of course. bikes. just kind ever the perfect way to go. >> please wipe your shoes before you head in. >> reporter: this has been done in other cities and this summer she decided it was time to start her own tour to show off houses in northwest denver. and the idea is catching on. >> all pent up at work. it's good to get out on the weekends. >> this is awesome. >> reporter: and into several houses. usually five or six with two hours. >> instead of driving around from open house to open house, i set them up four and you get a variety of homes to go look at so that you can kind of narrow down the kip of home you think would fit your personality. >> so this house listed $2. 000. >> reporter: others benefit from the traffic these group rides offer. >> having six people come through a house at one time you get a wonderful amount of exposure. >> you can be excited together. like a little kid in a candy store getting