the threats have been making the rounds. >> i believe it's just stupid. some kid just going around trying to scare kids. >> it's just a bunch of empty threats. >> reporter: in adams county, parents also received a letter saying the threats are taken seriously. there are watches on facebook pages. >> people say they people say they've heard that clowns are gonna come shoot up the school. >> reporter: given the violence that has occurred in schools, each threat is being taken as if it is real. >> reporter: similar notices went out today to the parents of denver public school children. these threats are being taken very seriously. and is those who make the threats if charges. a woman is accused of faking cancer to get money out of a man in westminster. investigators say she took more than $39,000 from the 79-year-old victim. two years ago a bank employee noticed the victim writing thousands of dollars in checks and got suspicious. she has been charged exploitation of an at-risk elder. clouds have been hanging over denver all day, and we have had some showers there. the mobile weather lab was driving through. chris spears guiding the lab this evening. what can we expect tonight? >> reporter: all of this, and since we saw you at 5:00 zeeshg view of the clouds mostly in the southern foothills of jefferson county. they're big winners for jefferson. doppler 4,000, a wareroomed in picture of the metro -- zoomed in picture of the metro area. denver is in a moderate drought right now. when you're this dry at the surface, it's hard to get these rain showers to survive the trip down the foothills. we do have some showers and storms over the mountains and we've even seen some lightning today. here's the water vapor loop. this is what's happening. a weather disturbance passing over the state. and it's helping to lift our atmosphere just enough to squeeze out a handful of showers and thunderstorms in the mountains. out here live, we're down by chat field state park. the fall color over my shoulder. a lot of people will be heading to the high country to see the colors! dave will let you know if it will be a good new details in the mysterious deaths of two sisters abroad. women died from having too many fluid in their lungs. they were found dead in their hotel room vacationing in a group of islands off the eastern coast of africa isn't offering too much information. >> reporter: authorities are waiting on the results of toxicology tests. experts we spoke with say there are many dozens of possible causes for the condition from which they died, including drug overdose or other accidental reasons like altitude sickness. and the answers -- questions than answers. teammates here are at a loss. >> she had one of those personalities that just drew you in. and she becamen froms instantly with the -- became friends instantly with the women on the team. >> reporter: teammates say the 37-year-old denver woman took a break from the competitive masters team this season to go to a month-long vacation it began with an african safari and ended tragically during a luxurious day in the islands. even though she had skateded on the team for just a year, she made her mark. >> annie was an incredible woman, teammate, and friend. she spoke about this vacation with her sister as a trip of a lifetime and a wonderful way for them to celebrity their love of travel -- celebrate their love of travel and adventure. who frequently posted photos of their extravagant trips abroad and the fun times they shared. autopsies show the sisters died from excess fluid in their lungs. annie also suffered from fluid in her brain. conditions our medical editor says could be caused by any number of things, from delayed decompression from scuba diving or mountain climbing to a drug overdose combined with alcohol. >> reporter: a figure skating team coach told us they're dedicating their season to annie. we have their full statement on cbsdenver.com. a man trying to steal a car shoots another for confronting him. another car wound up with bullet holes from the gunfire. that was this morning in lakewood. has only minor wounds. the car chief didn't get the car but he got away. the denver police department has a new tool to help prevent deadly shootings and came the community safe. sending a 300 degree training simulator, offering nearly 100 scenarios an officer might find on the streets. a person controls the simulation, deciding what split-second decisions that officer will have to make new developments in the case against a former youth pastor who worked in parker and littleton. a judge sentenced christopher hutchinson to 90 days in jail. he inappropriately touched a 13-year-old girl. jennifer brice is live at the arapahoe county courthouse furs. and prosecutors wanted a longer more than what this defendant got. the district attorney's office was asking for four years years. this is on the low end of the term they were asking. they got nothing close to that. they were able to ask for this jail time because this was a suspect who was a person in a position of trust: a pastor. chris hutchinson was sentenced to 90 days in jail. but for 20 years heel be u intensive supervised probation. that means among many things, he cannot have internet access or contact with children under 18 years old, unless this is actually approved by a community team. the victim in this case who is 15 years old spoke to the court today. she explained how at the time of the crime she was in a very low period of her life and depressed. and when she met with the pastor in a park on one sexually touched her. the defendant had a huge show of support in this courtroom along with 46 letters written to the court for the judge to go over. a memorial bike ride is being held in honor of a killed bicyclist by a hit and run driver. car took off was hit by a pickup truck. the truck driver stayed there on the scene. troopers are looking for the first car that ran over holden. cyclists hope the troopers can find whoever is responsible. >> i was really, really sad to see that, especially something so close to home. i hope they find who did it. >> more information on tomorrow's memorial ride on famous ski train will start hauling people to winter park in just a couple months. one man is on a mission to get a commuter train running between two mountain destinations. >> a gator found wandering in the middle of an apartment complex. this is not florida! found along the front range. a mild mannered weekend ahead! see that blob in the perceive northwest? in pretty soon. i first met mike on a fundraising event to help the hunger in ethiopia. i was an aurora scholar this year. at his birthday party. mike is a very nice guy. he's a really nice guy. he can do 62 pushups. liticians. he's not like other republicans. i think he's better. mike's one of us. he's one of us. mike coffman es uno de nosotros. mike is one of us. i'm mike coffman, a roundup of wild horses next month near craig. the bureau of land management estimates there are more than 600 horses in this herd. some will be treated with birth control. another will 50 will go to the adoption program. we told you about a roundup in southwestern colorado last year, met with some controversy. there is a 30-day appeal period for people to comment on this latest roundup. the earliest it would happen is october 21st. high-speed train to carry commuters and tourists inside the mountains. it would run 110 miles between salida and eagle. transportation managers are giving the idea a close look. >> trains haven't travelod these tracks for more than a decade. a colorado man wants to change that. his idea, allow commuters and tourists to the track. >> they call it a railroad crossing but there's no railroad. and it's gorgeous. >> reporter: 110 miles of track between salida and eagle. >> people have looked at the tracks and said let's do something with them. now is the time and i've got a credible proposal. >> reporter: the plan calls for 18 stops in nine different town, connect the mountain communities. >> unique because it connects a whole bunch of tourist areas. tourists could use it for day trips over the gorgeous tennessee pass >> reporter: they would have to and edward and salida. >> they could use the help >> reporter: combining a tourist train and a commuter element will allow more people to ride and hopefully economically make more sense. >> it starts with community interests. if the community wants to do it, then you can get the state involved. then you can put together a proposal that will pay you the specifics. >> reporter: don't expect to see a train on here anytime soon. this may tike five to ten years to get approved. but if it does, it million to get off the first-round. thornton police corralling an uncooperative suspect. a small alligator. the reptile was found at the apartments near 104th and york on tuesday. put up quite the fight before the cops got it into that box. nothing worse than an unhappy gator! get accolades ready. this is steamboat springs, mt. warner, past the peak, but it's still very vibrant. if this is your twokd get up there, do it! we've had a few sprinkles come in from jefferson county into denver. a lot of them have just fallen apart over the city. thunderstorms are holding together in southern jefferson colorado springs. you're gonna get a good shower going through, measurable rain, and is the lightning is winding down. a couple of strikes around canyon city. just outside of silverton. southern colorado and steamboat springs has a thunderstorm going on up there as well. nothing severe or anything but a little action going on. moisture flowing with a disturbance riding the top of this high over a big low pressure trough off the coast of colorado. that will be changing our weather. it's gonna wait until we're done with the weekend the way it's looking. this high is not moving out quickly. that would slow things up. tomorrow temperatures are gonna be fairly decent. today not too shabby. 70s across the northeast. 74 in denver. pueblo made it to 85. levi adams our weather watcher in southwest denver coming in at 68. and richard brokaw arvada coming up at 75 this afternoon. the showers we got going on right now should come to an end tomorrow, partly cloudy skies to the east. then isolated thunderstorms may pop up in the afternoon. if you are going to the mountains, be prepared for cloudy, cool conditions and rain developing. and some wind probably in the afternoon. lows tonight 30s and 40s up high. 50s down low. and we're looking at 70s and 80s again across the eastern plains, mostly 60s in the high country. small. 53 tonight for the overnight low. tomorrow upper 70s. it will feel like fall, that's still a little above normal for this time of year. and a slight chance of a thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon as well. and then plain old mostly sunny skies on sunday with 79, again on monday, and a big trough tuesday, wednesday, 59 by wednesday with clouds and a few isolated showers by then as well. and i wouldn't be surprised if we get a little snow, a dusting up on the mountains too. lauren whitney is moving to nights. >> brought tears to her eyes today. >> thank you for welcoming me into your home every morning. it has truly been my honor in a role i have never taken for granted. [ crying ] >> so glad to have her. >> you can get tired on the siemian? >> no complaints. he has been good this year. good now add to your fantasy football team? and a great day for the buffers in oregon last week. how will they ,,,, in colorado,st t but congressman coffman stands with donald trump and will support trump for president. they've spread falsehoods about president obama. trump: oh, no. coffman: i don't know whether barack obama was born in the united states or not. coffman and trump are too dangerous for colorado. >> trevor's big game has up his fantasy football value. about 25% of yahoo lease up from 5% a week ago . >> we're gonna have to do a little more to crack the lineup. >> what broncos player would you want on your fantasy team? college football. how many times have you talked about the buffers trying to bounce back from a tough loss? this week after a big win. >> it's just one game! but wasn't that one game fun! [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: the buffs win against the mighty again ducks proves all thing norts equal. >> we've been seeing it in the works for a while and finally getting that done, if there was anything in the back of your head, a little voice on your shoulder, it's not there anymore. >> it was worth the wait? [ laughter ] >> reporter: signature wins usually are. >> in their minds and heart, it is a signature statement to them. we can stand toe to toe with heavyweight programs. >> reporter: is the oregon victory a signature win if colorado goes out and loses let's next three or four? the answer will be obvious. >> we've been down and out so many times and years here now, we just want to keep winning. we've lost so many games in the past two, we don't want to lose anymore. we just want to win every game that we have left. >> our goal is to go win another. our ultimate goal is to be pac-12 chfrms. we're just -- chfrms. we're just trying to focus on oregon state. ampions. we're just -- champions. we're just trying to focus on oregon state. >> awfully close to a bowl game already. >> they're gonna get more than the six they need. they have more juniors and seniors than any program in the conference. it shows! those kids have gone through a lot. they're mature. now that they have had a taste of real big wins, i think they're gonna win a lot. >> he's built that up from next to nothing to this. >> long overdue. against claims he fat-shamed a former ms. universe. reaction to his latest attacks on alicia machado. >> could new technology have prevented the train wreck in new donald trump can't stop talking about his running feud with a former ms. universe in. a series of overnight tweets he said she was presented as a paragon of virtue. he asked if hillary clinton helped machado become a u.s. citizen for political purposes and even urged followers to look for a machado sex tape. >> i'm joined by democrat penfield tate, and republican dick laudum. five days trump has been fixated on this former mrs. universe. this is just another controversy that blows over? >> i have to confess, i'm embarrassed that in a campaign for president of the united states, we're talking about a former ms. universe. the way on this and carried on, i think it will do damage! the criticisms of him was that his temperament and that he didn't have the ability to master the important matters that a president of the us has to master! ms. universe is not one of the important issues of the day! >> it does seem a bit shallow, dick! [ laughter ] >> it is hard to overstate the disappointment that i and other republicans had in his performance on monday night. and yet he's still in the shows what flawed candidates both of these people are. and hillary is not gonna pull away from him at this point. i think this race is still in flux. i think donald trump is competitive here in colorado. and this race is still up in the air. despite all this! >> some say it doesn't matter what he says. >> yes! >> trump will be in colorado monday. one of his rallies will be in pueblo. traditionally a democratic stronghold.