Much of the metro getting a lightning show last night. This was taken of the lightning and our photographer captured a shot from the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown denver. Lisa, any lightning storms today . The threat for Severe Weather yesterday lightning is an issue again today. Everything is pretty quiet across the state this morning. Well see a mix of sun and clouds early on and temperatures in the 60s as you walk out. Were 85 by noon and a chance early evening. This is your first alert were probably 15 to 20 degrees below this by friday and saturday. Having a couple problems today. Not only at highway 36 and i 25, the gates arent coming up right now for the hov lanes so we cant use and due to an operational difficulty, severe delays brake light the aline and downtown this morning. Allow delays for the next few hours with that, they are saying. You can see the ramp allowing traffic to come through. Northbound i25 from there. A news alert for parents this morning. Police say monday near wesley avenue and south zunai, he made inappropriate comments to children. Police are stepping up patrols there. Neighbors say they noticed more police in the area following mondays incident at baker park. A group of students say a man tried to lure him into his dark gray or black van like this one. Uniformed officers are stepping up patrols in the area but many dont know how to react to the attempted abduction. Hes just a little boy. Theyre just little kids. Reporter police have notified the school district. Coming up, what changes parents are making with regard to their childrens transportation. The fourth and final suspect accused of attacking an elderly woman in arvada was arrested. Police have taken Daniel Hollingsworth into custody. Last month near her home in klein and 66th she was attacked in her own home. She did survive. If your daily routine takes you through boulder, youll today. Reporter thousands of freshmen will be moving into their dorms here. First, katie tyler is here, up bright and earlyy you have a plan to get students in quickly . A very efficient process we used last year that was super successful. All the kids get permits and arrive with their families. Our staff, hundreds of they go to shortterm parking where they can spend time getting back to the hall and setting up their room. And its easy to find the volunteers . Yes. For students and families, look refrigerator and commuters and staff are urged to get in early. Regent drive is only open to vehicles with permits, owe keep that in mind. Thank you very much for talking with us. Were back at everything you need to know. A rape case out of cu has some asking if sex offender laws are keeping rapists out of prrson. A judge sentenced Austin Wilkerson to probation for rape and he got no prison time. Sex offenders are required to get treatment before they can be released from prison. Because of limited treatment sentence, which is why some judges opt for probation. Does every sex offender deserve a life in prison sentence . Thats really what were looking at. Customers at a bank in denver say there wasnt enough being done to keep them safe during involved shooting off 12th and federal. Inside the credit union, ones is said she heard the gunfire but places to hide were when we jumped the counter to seek cover, the employees were trying to get to the vault and lock themselves in and kept yelling to the customers, you cant come back here, you cant no officers were injured in that shooting. Senator cory gardner of colorado let everyone know hell vote for donald trump, saying he v and down the ticket and quote, he believes a republican president will make a difference, even if that republican is donald trump. Dozens of crew at dia but this is just a drill today. Reporter this is a test of system. We are talking 150 simulated patients here, schismlating a natural disaster. I want to bring in dan here, involved in the planning and all this. Tell us why Something Like this is so important here. The National Disaster medical system is a partnership between homeland security, department of defense and department of Veterans Affairs and department of health ann human services. Its important to respond quickly in an event like this. Its not just the federal. Its state, local, federal, all working together to be ready for a disaster. Reporter and what do people need to know other than this is going on . Go to dia. It will not affect flights. National guard is ready and ems is ready. The air show will be pretty impressive. That starts at 8 00 near dia, nine area hospitals, 150 parrots treated here just in the name of preparedness. This woman and her back in the headlines. Shes no longer upset with him for joining in the riots. Now shes upset that he burned down their home. And your first alert that we are looking for sunshiie this morning. Our futurecast is quiet early on. Coming up, where the storms hit of the week. 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The west field World Trade Center mall opeeed its doors to the public yet. 60 shops and restaurants have already opened at the mall. More than 100 open in time for christmas shopping. In louisiana as the death toll rises, at least 11 have died in severe flooding. 30,000 have been rescued and more than 40,000 homeless are affected by the rising waters. Some of the images coming out of there, just awful. Well see a few thunderstorms this afternoon but our threat for severity weather is pretty low again today. Another day of 80s with temperatures close to normal. By friday were 15 to 20 degrees cooler than what well see today. Storms will be pretty common for thh in these instructions few days, highs today in the mid to highs around 90 by 3 00. Well see Building Clouds by midafternoon and another round of afternoon storms. As you get farther west, 76 in estes park. Statewide its close to where we were yesterday. Here and well stay near normall till friday. If youre planning on getting up to the high country, do it early. Well see lightning with the storms and its dangerous on the top of those peaks. Well see a few storms and especially along the palmer divide. Skies will clear out tonight and you have more sunshine early thursday morning. Ttursday temperatures are similar to where we are, just a touch cooler. 72 on friday, very falllike weather. Look at the overnight lows, 48 by monday and tuesday, low to mid80s. So it will feel like fall. Definitely. We have several problems on the drive now. Good news, the ramp from 6th avenue to i25 northbound is open. Theres a new accident on the westbound side of 270 before you get to york. Folks on the eastbounddside are slowing because of the activity on the other side of the highway. I25 and santa fe, theres an alameda. They did open up the hov lanes but were still dealing with operational difficulties as many of the crossing gates have extensive delays out to the airport. 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You can see the heavy water. The clouds down south, really ominous looking yesterday. And i think to farther south of the springs, well see more strong storms again. The threat for large hail and damaging wind is pretty low. Well see highs near 90 this afternoon, mild for the kids and mostly sunny by 8 00, 9 00, and a high of 89 in denver with a few scattered storms in we have the athlete, its 86 in golden today and they will lakely see 60s on friday. Take a look at the drive westbound side of 270, folks at the cdot Opening Statements center moving the camera for us. This is stopped trying over to quebec and york. See the flashing lights on eastbound side. Ive seen lights on the westbound side as well. I70 is much betterrto get around this problem right now. A lakewood man got stuck on month. He texted his friends but they dddnt call 911 till yesterday morning. He was rescued and is st fine. See the cat peeking out of this glass here . Neighbor, in evergreen noticed hed been at home by himself for about fouu weeks. They called animal control and all figured out where the homeowners are. Turns out they got delayed by they are fedexing a key to the neighbors so they can let the cat out. It will be taken to the shelter until they return. They did leave out water and food for the cat. Straight ahead, the latest on the search for a man trying to lure chillren in englewood. And a major drug bust in denver gets millions of dollars breaking news in denver, a man is recovering after crashing his car into a garage overnight near knox and evans. This was about three hours ago. The driver took off initially but Police Caught three blocks away. We dont know what led up to the crash. The school year is just starting but the search is onto find this man. Police in englewood say hes tried to lure kids on their way home from school. Reporter besides stepping