and we have the problem on westbound evan that's still closed down -- evans that is still closed down to santa fe moving around that big sinkhole. >>> we have a neww alert and we need to you take a look at the suspects. two robs and kidnapped a lafayette mother at gunpoint with her two kids in the car and the suspects are still on the run. >> the woman spoke to us. and we go to lafayette this morning. and the woman initially thought she was doing the right thing. >> reporter: the victim thought she was helping these two get to the post office. it all started inside of goodwill behind me in lafayette on monday afternoon. and the woman was with her 4- year-old son shopping and a woman, a spanish speaking woman approached them and hat woman had tattooed eyebrowssand that woman was asking for direccions to the post office and while they were talking, a man described as being 6-foot talk walked up and convinced her to let drive them there and they they all got downhill. >> when everybody in the car, this guy show me a gun. he told me you have to drive to the bank. and i told him i have to

and this section of westbound evans remains closed down and you'll be diverted to florida and flat river drive. the police situation still going on over here at edgewater and 20th. so we have road restrictions and the police out there. and an easy driving for us. >>> we're dealing with the storm aftermath here, tropical storm warning has just been issued as well as a hurricane watch for a section of florida's gulf coast because tropical depression 9 is approaching. the weather channel is expected to strengthen to a tropical storm. and a huge area will be hit by this. and by the time hits florida, it will be strong winds, rain and flooding. and up the coast into the carolinas and bringing several inches of rain to various carolinas through friday and saturday. we'll watch this one. >>> at home, a man and two children kidnapped at gunpoint. they're safe this morning. but the attackers are still out there. we're live with the woman's interview. >> reporter: it started at this goodwill. and the ordeal started monday afternoon when a woman was shopping with her 4-year-old son and she was appr

westbound evans does remain closed out to plat river road. you can take dartmo dartmouth. speeds down into the 40s and into the 30s. southbound into the tech center. if you're getting in your car, turn on our partners koa 850 am and 94.1 fm. >>> this morning, denver people are celebrating the return of an officer nearly killed while on duty. john adsit is going back to work after a driver dragged him. officer adsit was try to he endured 18 surgeries and likely need four more. he describes it as an uphill battle. >> my evidence box that i got had fatality accident on it, so the day of that, they didn't expect me to live. >> officer adsit says stories of fellow officers who beat the odds motivated him to get back to work and says his family and are we going to see you and this and that and the other, and they're concerned after what happened. they want to know i'm in a safe spot. >> officer adsit is starting off in a new position. he'll work a few hours a day, but he hopes to 1 day return to the streets. >>> new from overnight, r and b star chris brown is now out on a $250,0

. >>> westbound evans and santa fe in denver remains closed as crews repair that huge hole in the pavement that had been there since yesterday morning when a 12-inch water main snapped. the aging pipe now fixed but not the pavement >>> after more than a year and a half, and endless surge reese, this badly injured denver police >> a flight decades in the making: the history the passengers on board made today by landing in cuba. >> and the heavy storms we have so far tonight are out east. otherwise that's about all we've got going on around the state. keeping an eye on showers and thunderstorms and if they develop tonight is become heavy. >>> a car crashed into daycare in south parker. officers responded to a hit and run crash, then they were chase the driver when it went into the parking lot and into the bright stars daycare facility. >>> this story involves a police officer seriously hurt in the line of duty.s he returned >> andrea flores shows us after 20 excruciating months, the officer is thrilled to be back at work. >> reporter: it's a day denver police officer john adsit never thought

repairs will have westbound evans shut down between santa fe and platte river drive through tomorrow night. >>> a fast acting thief steals thousands from a woman who a viewer learned about the problem with drive-thru banking and contacted us to get her story out and warn all of you. how does this work? >> reporter: karen these criminals are target these banks with multiple lanes here at the drive-up window. they're hoping that the teller on the other side of the window can't positively identify who is sitting in the driver's seat. and for the victim who called us, that cost her a couple thousand bucks over the >> immediately after i found out that my bag was stolen, i called wells fargo and canceled my credit card, canceled my debit card, i filed a police report. >> reporter: but she didn't tell the bank her i.d. was stolen. a day later, her account was frozen and she was missing $2,000. >> my first instinct was, well, they went to a bank, we're gonna get a video of this, the license plate, tell who these people are. and that's not the case. >> reporter: the criminal used coleen's i.

repairs will have westbound evans shut down between santa fe and platte river drive through tomorrow night. >>> a fast acting thief steals thousands from a woman who thought she protected her money. a viewer learned about the problem with drive-thru banking and contacted us to get her story out and warn a how does this work? >> reporter: karen these criminals are target these banks with multiple lanes here at the drive-up window. they're hoping that the teller on the other side of the window can't positively identify who is sitting in the driver's seat. and for the victim who called us, that cost her a couple thousand bucks over the past few weeks. >> immediately after i found out that my bag was stolen, i called wells fargo and canceled report. >> reporter: but she didn't tell the bank her i.d. was stolen. a day later, her account was frozen and she was missing $2,000. >> my first instinct was, well, they went to a bank, we're gonna get a video of this, the license plate, tell who these people are. and that's not the case. >> reporter: the criminal used someone else's check and cole

denver water tells us the repairs are going to keep westbound evans shut down between santa fe and plat river drive-thru the evening commute tonight. there's a way around that, but it's kind of -- if you can take florida to the north or south to dartman is a better idea. >>> xcel energy day is coming up. it's a great opportunity to meet people. they need volunteers. it's a clean up project with a group called extreme make up. you'll clean up and doing it with those who enjoy it. they work in 8 denver neighborhoods and brings neighbors and volunteers together to get outside projects owe it's clean, nice, safe environment, you think you feel better about yourself and about life and about circumstances. >> you can help clean up denver's west wood neighborhood by signing up for,, switch to centurylink and get up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for just $20 a month. that's the speed you need to stream... ...game... ...connect on social media... learn, shop and more with fast in-home wifi. so call 844-565-link. for just $20 a month for one year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan

. >>> a traffic alert for drivers, westbound evans closed between santa fe and south platte river drive, crewing the pipe was 67 years old. expect detours until tomorrow afternoon. >>> people still cleaning up mountains of hail after a severe thunderstorm in colorado springs. it flooded neighborhoods, stranded drivers and damaged a lot of homes. >> the door flew open, the water came in, and my feet went out from underneath me. >> i wasn't expecting broken doors, five feet of hail, water line past my window. the area is getting some relief tonight. >> i couldn't recall seeing that much hail in one neighborhood in colorado. how about you? >> not in a long time. we have had a few storms that have done that same sort of thing, but this was so concentrated, and 24 hours later, today they still have hail 3 feet deep down there there! we have a flash flood deserve, not much going on around here. a little storm near aurora, and is not much became of it. and castle rock, showers and thunderstorms going through the area right now. all the storms around the state, and is there aren't many of them,

take a look at the conditions on i-70, the north side, south side and this section of westbound evans and right after this on the west side of sloane's lake we have a police situation and you can see from the ive picture we have a car being taken out of a year at 20th and fenton. and the police are looking for the person that was driving car. so you'll see a police parameter set up 20th and fenton north of colfax and a that is going on. evvrything else around town ii pretty quiet. >>> and this is video from north. a terrible accident from the scene of a deadly crash on the long island expressway in queens. three people are confirmed dead and nine others are hurt. all queen bound lanes of that long island expressway closed right now. so we're following t out of new york. >>> "dancing with the stars" fans we season 23 cast will include and interesting bunch. you'll see former texas governor rick perry. >> and kenny baby face, vanilla ice and maureen mccormick. you can catch "dancing with the stars" right here on denver 7. >>> many expecting moms want her mom was limited because she was

as far as the road damage, denver water tells us the repairs has westbound evans shut down between santa fe and plat river drive and that's through the evening's commute as well, alan. >> joel, thank you very much. >>> a pair of judge in milwaukee are givingpl kindness and support for each other. judge derrick moseley was in need of a life saving kidney transplant. judge earring stepped in to help a colleague. he's dunkin with the story. >>reporter: each embrace for 46-year old judge moseley is a reminder of how lucky he is to >> in 2014, doctors said his kidney was functioning at only 2%. and without a transplant, he coe . >> what did the doctors tell you in terms of likely hood of you getting a kidney soon. >> soon was five to 6 years. >> patient demand out paces kidney don't kid kidney donors is 3 to 1. >> i would step up. >> fellow judge 58-year old joanne irene would donate one of hers. the doctor said the older white, half his size woman was his match. >> i told the doctors, don't are surprised by my size. i have big feet and big organs. >> and it was a huge kidney. performed last

. >>> a water main break in southwest denver forced crews to close westbound evans avenue through evening rush hour. this particular main was built in 1949 and the age is potentially a factor in what caused the break. it's a 12-inch diameter main at evans and galapago. three businesses are without water service. that service is expected to be restored later tonight. no homes are affected. finished until wednesday afternoon to the road. >>> the race for the white house is tightening up, just six points separating hillary clinton and donald trump in a new national nbc news surveymonkey poll down from an eight point lead last week. in must win battle ground states including florida and ohio the race is tighter. an attorney for the state department says it will need until the end of september to release about 30 of hillary clinton's e-mails that may be related to the 2012 attack on the u.s. impound in benghazi. the attorney sa compound in benghazi of the attorney says the e-mails will be reviewed and any classified information removed. the e-mails were among thousands recovered during an inve

and we have the situation on evans and the westbound side off evans ann sanity be closed down and the rest of the drive including to dia is okay. >>> gene wilder's death because of alzheimer's is back in the the spotlight. >>> and a wells county mom is the average age of a homeless person is 9 years old. mon the streets with education. charles what's up man? -whoa! how can we help? -ah man! wait, is that a basketball player? yes! -wow! my heart's about to jump out my chest man. charles you ought to be proud man. i'm just extremely grateful they were here giving them some encouragement- e going to remember for a lifetime. did you see his big old feet? look. ? ? ? you live life your way. we can help you retire your way, too. financial guidance while you're mastering life. >>> this is a live look at a scene near 20th avenue and fenton. and e learned all of this started as a traffic accident. there were shots fired, according to the police. and when the officer has arrived, the police fund a gun under the sufficient and the driver was gone they're still looking for its person that from th

first we have the stall as we travel in the westbound direction of evans at holly on the approach to i-25. also an accident in the >>> britney spears has the latest position in car pool. >> this traffic is just grid locked. >> thanks for helping me to get to work. >> ? [ music ] ? ? ? [ music ] ? ? you have two kids close together. >> yeah, they look identical. >> sl they seen your vegas show? >> yeah. >> i saw my mom once when i was 11 in her underwear. i can't shake the image from my brain. >> you're so dirty. >> britney spears is known to wear some revealing things but it starts at 12:30. she has so many mitts. >>> still ahead this evening, we're covering breaking news out of boulder plus this, a strong earthquake collapses buildings in italy. the race to rescue people trapped in the rubble. >>> there's an update on the new top golf location. what the thornton city council decided next. >>> also ahead, why the bst 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

we have a stall in the westbound direction of evans and holly and an accident southbound along wadsworth blocking off a lane. if you're getting in your car, turn on our partners for the latest traffic and cbs weather today. >>> thornton city council has the denver post reports the council approved a plan to build one near 136th avenue and i-25. it did come from objections from neighbors. the new top golf is the second multilevel driving range in colorado. there's another open in centennial. the council approved retail marijuana shops for the first time last night. there's four in the city now. thornton was the state's largest city with a ban. >>> we should learn more about the allegations against a colorado sheriff accused of sex assault. thomas hannah is due in court today. he was arrested in nearby logan county after a joint investigation with the colorado bureau of investigation. >>> she's been through all kinds of pain and emotions. a woman left mind by a hit-and-run driver who hit her on her scooter is now outraged. pelvis and back and cuts and abrasions. she has learned the story o

platte south to reconnect on to evansville we have right now is eastbound evans opened up between santa fe and huron but westbound right now again it looks like they're going to have it closed at least into the nighttime and into the morning rush hour opening it up just before the morning rush hour tomorrow morning a long way still for drivers every here and of course a big job that still has to be wrapped up. >> what a big mess south metro fire rescue tweeting is out today saying highway 85 is disclosed at the annual's park because of an accident can see that they uncovered in at four people were also injured in the hazmat team had to be called out crews are there now taking care of it. >> right now a denver police officer is back on the job after a long and difficult recovery officer john apted was in pretty bad shape after this accident and the hospitals your you was dragged by a car while on duty in december of 2014 he was on a bike patrol escorting a group of student proteer colfax truth is he almost didn't make it but after 18 surgeries some hard work of a lot of support he bounced back in today here he is

westbound side of arapahoe. all the lanes are open there. c-470 looking okay. i-25 around yale, going up to evans, part of it is smooth and part is not. motorcyclists, definitely be aware of that. this part of alameda is shut down between for line repair. they said it would be quote- unquote, closed for a few days. is that a day, three, four, seven? we'll check it out later this morning. the rest of the drive looks okay. >>> thank you. following developments on a news alert out of jefferson county after high lead levels have been showing up at the water in schools there. the district says it learned of the problem last spring and has more than 150 school buildings. >> reporter: so far the district says it's tested 91 of its schools and found elevated lead levels at several. obvious concern for parents here whose kids could be drinking that water. a spokesperson says 92% of all the water that's been tested in the district has come back perfectly fine. the problem is that leaves 8% of been tested so far that is not perfectly fine. a spokesperson said any sample taken, 8% have been shut down immedia

evans east of i-25. take a look at the drive we have going on here on 6th avenue. wide open here at federal on the east and westbound side. not seeing delays here. that's the exit ramp to federal, the continues to sheridan. so far, so smooth. >>> a lot of us grew up saying the pledge of allegiance in school, but that could be changing for some students. >>> family can sometimes be annoying. but what's better for your (vo) we went to hollywood to ask burgers, tacos and chili could taste just as great made with turkey. thousands stepped into the jennie-o tasting booth to find out. with just one bite, they knew. >>> welcome back. a florida school sent out a form letter allowing students to opt out of the pledge of allegiance, which is making some people upset. so this is one parent's response, and it is going viral. it says, handwritten, this is the dumbest thing i have ever read and i this. a spokesman for the school district says the district is required by state law to allow students to have the right to opt out. >>> there's a push in our state to give everyone a voice. yesterday in aurora people came out for a vote

westbound side. so far, so quiet. maybe 8 minutes or so on 270. easy driving conditions. we have an accident at federal at evans, also one on cherry creek drive by, not too far from i-25. us this -- deal for us this morning. just a hazard. rest of the driving, including users. after catching a lot of heat for spiking the cost, the company that makes these, mylan is expanding its savings program to cover $300 of the out of pocket costs. if you're a patient and previously were paying the full price, like 600 bucks, they'll now provide $300 of that. mylan is for their patient assistance program. >>> this is great video to see. rescue crews pulling a young girl to safety. this is in central italy after the earthquake there. that girl, you can see her hugging the rescuer, she spent 17 hours trapped. she is one of the lucky ones. overnight italian officials revised the death toll, saying far. they don't have an estimate of how many are missing. italy's prime minister is holding an emergency meeting today, to discuss plans to rebuild the region. that could cost billions of dollars. >>> there's a state of emergency in

evans on the approach to florida. you can see the car on its lid. it has the center lane and right lane blocked. here's both directions through commerce city, westbound along i-76, taking a look from the cbs had mouse trap, you have slowing along i-70. across the denver-metro area, a couple of restrictions, southbound federal, that's at 20th. there's lane restrictions and we have ramp restrictions as you make your way southbound along i-225 on the ramp to iliff and then take a look. this is from the west, good drive times and slow as you get through englewood. lot. look at bruno. he's getting a nap in . he's our pet of the week from max fund. he's an awesome dog. z23ekz zvpz captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it is friday, august 26th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning.? >>> accusations of racism dominate the presidential campaign. hillary clto trump of spreading fear and lies. trump says clinton paints decent american as racists. >>> a power outage leaves florida air traffic controllers in the dark. and unable to track planes already in the air. >> we will introduce you to angus, the first superbug sniffing dog to help stop threatening dise

westbound in gladwynn in conshohocken. right lane block. area is very jammed. that is latest from the cbs-3 traffic center i'm interior evans. >>> in the spirit of the olympic games our own torey woodill went head to head with our own pat gallen in a epic showdown. lets check it out. >> reporter: precision, power. >> when i go there i want to smash it, do i look in his eyes. >> reporter: intimidation. >> that is really intimidating. >> reporter: this is pat verse torey, taking badminton from the rio games to the home court of the university of pennsylvania. if you watch, cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning you saw us get our pointers from the experts. >> get in his head. >> yes. >> yes. >> bam. >> you heard talk. >> do you think that water will help pat gallen. >> so good. >> but now it is time to lay it all on the line. >> fair play, on he kay. come here. oh, too slow. >> for the bragging rights lets make a racket. first one to 21, wins. >> didn't like that i didn't like that at all. >> okay. >> path the path gallon. >> with the score 11-nine pat gallen it was time to check in with our coaches. >> how did i look, look goo

westbound is very sluggish across to past quebec. eastbound side is heavy in pockets. a couple of accidents on federal just south of mississippi all the way down to evans. georgia get back int we want you to tak look. oh, he's ready. ? welcome to the fourth grade hello i'm your teacher my name's mr. reed and it's very nice to meet ya ? ? i'm from chicago i love eating pizza and i dress to impress but ? it's my first year teaching so it's all real exciting got some ideas and i'd really like to try them ? ? like making songs to remember what you hear we'll be learning so much by tepid of the year ? ? to my friends and my peers ? >> dwayne reed joins us from chicago. that was awesome. how did you come up with the idea? you did it in one day. >> i wanted to spice up the old-fashioned news letter. so i thought, man, i'm kind of good at music. i know how to put together lyrics. let's put a song that gets the kids excited. >> have you heard from the kids? from some of the parents? >> actually, i haven't. we just posted to it the parents and the students yesterday. i heard from a lot of other teachers and parents. they said, hey, you've done a good job. so i'm