Just waiting for an opportunity to bid. If denver, colorado, ever pursues the olympics, they would have to make sure the taxpayers do not foot the bill. Reporter the mayor is serious about that, that means that denver will not host the games. Every olympic game since 1960 has been over budget, but an average of 179 . The aoc is not just asking for money but asking for countries to change their laws. Reporter he studies the olympics at the university of virginia. Colorados quirky laws that knows the Olympics Association will not change state law, even amend the constitution. The obvious reaction to that is, well, next. Reporter colorado can take pride knowing we would take on a spectacular olympics. And here they come [ dramatic, champion music ] so we get to afar. The theme from tonights olympic theme ceremony is tolerance. No anthem, no flag, our Cheryl Preheim is in rio. Reporter this first refugee team hopes its experiences will speak to the world. These athletes wont win medals. They probably will never see their pictures on a cereal box. But the head of the athletes, these refugee athletes demonstrate the strength of the human spirit. [ inspirational music ] reporter hes a kid really. 18 years old, a swimmer who fled the war in syria. Last year, he was on a boat to turkey when the motor failed. She jumped in the water and helped drag the boat to land in greece. Most on the boat could not swim and likely wouldve drowned. Puts an olympic much to this guy. In south due dan, he was 13 when sudan. He was 13 when he learned he was fast. He learned to become a child soldier. She was just separated from her mom and dad during the fighting in the congo. She learned judo at a center for children. Perhaps my family will see me, nowhere i am im alive, she says. We could reunite. Reporter so as you watch tonight, consider someone who may have known yolan, even her parents may be somewhere in the world, too. Just some of 29 million refugees in the world today. And in just a bit, well sit down with a man who head the charge 70s. We certainly hope all goes well in rio. But if there is a problem, a company from colorado has provided an eye in the sky to help with safe emergency evacuations. Digital globe has taken satellite images for all the development in rio. Thats helping security teams plan for evacuations. Its giving all of us at home a unique view of brazils big dig. At home, summer feels like its over based on my completely unif informed opinion. Uninformed opinion. Its still summer around dont be crazy we have about 40 more days to enjoy this season. Today, i know, kind of felt like fall. Those cloudy skies sitting overhead and temperatures in the 70s. For the first week of august. So it got me thinking, when in the world have we seen this in the past . Only back in 2013. August 7th when we hit about 73 degrees. The 70s will stick with us through tomorrow as well. I25 corridor. Toastier across southeastern colorado. Couple spots in the upper 80s. 70s up in the mountains. Tonight weve been watching the showers. Right now, mainly in the mountains and foothills. But they will move down here. If you have any friday night plans, umbrella, you know the drill. As we go throughout tomorrow, well have another chance of seeing some storms. But finally, theres that summer heat a lot of folks have been wanting. Itll arrive by next week. Vets fighting posttraumatic stress need all the help they can ge but the v. A. Needs more doctors. Even when it has the doctors, it still runs into trouble. We explain why veterans here were told to wait for their care. Automatically put you into a dsm box they go to war. Some return with serious mental wounds. Try being me for a while. Its very hard to cope with life. Reporter up to 20 vets take their lives every day. A Mental Health crisis, clinic in golden has been a shining light for many vets. 2015 was also the year i got help from here. But it came almost a little too late. Reporter an internal memo we obtained shows the clinic canceled Mental Health appointments for almost 60 people. They needed to replace a doctor real fast. Well, they found a doctor working within the v. A. System right in colorado springs. A simple transfer, right . Oh, no we cant have that in the v. A. Mr. Need to be recertified and cleared. And we all know the v. A. Isnt exactly known for its efficiency. I get is understand is. Your hands are tied here with this i get the sense. Your hands are tied here with the circumstance. I wish i had more control and i dont. Even with a transfer in the v. A. System, theres still this rig ma row to most of this guy rigermarol to move this with us because they had a contract with us. I cant trust the people thats supposed to take care of me to take care of me. Theres something wrong with that system. Aside from those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, the cost of war can be seen at your local v. A. Hospital. Youll be seeing a lot of jeremys investigation here on next. The v. A. Announced within hours of his that the problem would be solved and doctors would start on monday. Reporter lets start one year since the gold canyon mine spill. The man who blew the mine accidentally, hes still working for the government and the mine is it still leaking hundreds of gallons every day. Superton is holding super days festival. Golden block brewery is pouring a hazy orange epa, same color as the river that day. You towards something not ours but worth your time. To appreciate the spill, 5280 has a powerful article by robert sanchez. And to share a recommendation, you can always get our attention with the heynext. All right. Time for the next question. Who in the world bolts down a mailbox in the middle of a sidewalk . This struck us as strange today. Here. 16th and gilpin. It takes up half the sidewalk. The Postal Service says, nothing to see here. This is how they do it all over town. I may have a mental block. I cannot recall walking down a single lane sidewalk and having to go around a mailbox or take it in the gut. Am i alone . You can get our attention on heynext if your walk hits a mailbox in the middle of a to use them on next. 1976, carl acres began doing commentary on 9 news, the kind of analysis well share on next. I know carl acres not even close. But were in the house that acres built in the state acres loved. And he knew talking honestly, openly about the challenges ahead for colorado was the essential thing to do. He viewpoint different than his own and come off stronger. I dont want to influence the way people think of things but i want to influence all of us and our state. Theres a new voice of the broncos at mile high. Well give him a warmup. And bringing a ton of people to town. Its something for guessed this in a million years. And were getting inspired for denvers worst yelp review. Welcome back youre watching the premier of next with kyle clark. This is what i look and sound reich, conor mcgahey, the new voice of mih here curious. Yes . Youre taking over for a very successful the best, lets be honest. Reporter long running legend. What advice do you have for us next . Dont screw up. [ laughter ] you talk about alan roach. And hes the best, kyle, in the business. The best youll ever see. And hes on his way to minnesota obviously. Than he. Reporter i know a lot of fans never want to be the guy after the guy, you know, what i mean . Weve seen that many times over. Im the guy after the guy, i guess. Reporter many are asking you if youll complete the incom. Plete cheer . I think if i didnt, it would be over. It would be the end of me. Theres the antiincomplete camp. But very much larger pro incomplete camp. I think because it was started by another legend back in the day who did the bills on saturdays and then the broncos on sunday, you cant do without it. Reporter i agree. Back here on 5 45 on monday. You got it. Were on a search for the most interesting westmer imer. Whenever i talk to a Hillary Clinton supporter, id go, okay, would you trust her with the human already codes . Would you trust her to have the nuclear key in the palm of her hand for her to say, okay, here we go, push a button. Can i say . Youre much better at staying on message than mr. Trump is. Thank you, thank you. I dont care where weston is quick, articulate, very passionate about america. Our conversation with him is posted on the next facebook page, including the part he dresses me down on liberal media bias. For this premier, we wanted to assign a cat fashion show to send steve on. Couldnt find one so we sent him to a his job if he can make this interesting. Reporter you collect what . Why would anybody collect these reporter that was my reaction until i found out theres a national button Collection Convention every year and its here its arranged by the National Button Society yep, theres a National Button Society to promote the interest in buttons, to promote the Historic Preservation of buttons and enjo one of the first items to be recycled. Reporter and button collecting is pretty popular, not far behind stamp and coin collecting. We warn people that you get infected. Reporter have you heard of coonpooonophobia . Koumpounophobia . Probably not proud of it. Steve jobbs had it. That starts tomorrow. The man who killed the olympics in denver. No regrets reporter is still bothered by one thing after after a life in joined by colorados longest serving governor governor, dick lan who fought to keep the olympics out of colorado. 40 years later, any regrets . No. No regrets. I think the voters did the right thing. What do you make of our analysis . That colorado is not olympics. As long as voters get a say on taxes, the ioc is not going to risk coming here . Absolutely right. I think that you know, my reaction was only to the 1976 olympics in 1972. I hate to think that im forever. But youre right, you have the taber amendment, you have fiscal problems running every which way. Theyre not going to seriously consider colorado. And im not im a little bit sad about that. Reporter in your long career, you have brought attention to a lot of under the radar issues. And youve been willing to say unpopular things to get people talking. What is the issue that do its own pearl these days . Probably our peril these days . Probably our public pension system. Pera. Its incredibly indebted. 26 billion as earlier in unfunded liabilities. So i think theres a whole series of hissen liabilities that were leaving our children that i feel very guilty about. Reporter you feel a college in 1957. The world was my oyster, you know . The economy was growing. There were all these things. But what were leaving our children is a diminished opportunities. My wife and i bought our first house for 11,900. My first house payments were 49 a month, piti. And i just look at these i think my generation has not been particularly Good Trustees of america. Reporter wed love to have you back to id love it. Reporter thank you, governor lamm. Uhhuh. Denvers dubious distongues, home to americas largest joint hanging downtown. . [ music ] . So, about that giant joint hanging off the marriot downtown. Hits lead to hits. Joint to get people thinking about driving high is a crime. It got us thinking about another important thing, how much would it cost to buy a joint the weight of a car . The rough estimate of the cost, 160 per half ounce, the joint the size of a car would run you 19 1 2 million dollars. Journalism. A final word about feedback. We love it. Like the person who wrote a recent yelp review for a bar. [bleep] bar [bleep] people. That was the review. So the bar put it on tee shirts. [bleep] bar [bleep] people. Take your work seriously, not you you just wait, jack. The most dominant in olympic history. Pure gold. The striking vista of copacabana beach on a friday evening in r d brazil. Where tonight, a mixture of excitement, curiosity, controversy and concern, the games of the xxxi olympiad officially commence with an Opening Ceremony at storied maracana stadium, promising music, dancing and a spirit for revelry that endures a brazilian