Do you have a commute that takes you through the late 6 00, and 7 00 hour, you are going to need that. High weed pollen going for us now. And some decent rain yesterday. A few spots didnt get all that much but in the central part of town through arvada west through lakewood and golden, more than a quarter of an inch in a lot of locations. So that knocks us out of the top five driest. It doesnt really take much now. Only0. 17. Still an abnormally dry month of august. Dry across the state. And thunderstorms off to the north. We are anticipating some storms, during the afternoon today. And 2 00, 3 00, 4 00, storms start rolling through, and last into the early part of the evening, and light rain goes until midnight tonight. So it is going to be another day with showers, adding to our total rainfall. Kind of nice to have a little bit of moisture. It has been dry so far this month. Oh, yes. I think it is super nice. And great weather. As well. Especially when you work a morning shift like this. 270 and i70 corridor from sky 9. What a morning to fly there. You can see eve everybody is still in the dark. Sunrise at 6 22. And everyone has headlights cruising through at 55. Dtc, 25 at orchard and bellview, c470 and 225, zipping on through and across the map, we cleared up at an accident at first and jersey near glendale. But as we peek out across the corridor, we want to let you know about a wreck at stapleton and monaco, not affecting i70 and a crash at 19th and right down by river front park. Close to i25 and 20th. And overall, corey, c470 is indicative of most of our drive times across the city, right on track and speeds are still in the green. A great way to start the day. Amelia, thank you. Denver police say this guy has had a very busy summer. They say his name is shawn scott. And he is responsible for a 9 News ReporterTarhonda Thomas is outside one of the banks he is accused of hitting here in denver and his spree began back in may. Reporter it began in may. And he has been very ambitious since. This is the most recent bank he hit. This is a tcf bank at broadway and evans. He ran in here on tuesday, police say, handed the teller a note, got the money and then ran straight out to broadway. Lets give you another look at this guy, because police want to catch him, i will give you his resume, if you will. Starting in may, he hit u. S. Bank on 1248 South Broadway and then went to the key bank on speer in june. And the u. S. Bank on 38th avenue in june. And the ves per bank on speer in june. Five locations. In just a matter of months. Police say they know who this man is. They identify him as shawn scott. They say he is six feet tall. He weighs 150 pounds. And thin built guy. Wearing a baseball cap and dark reward up to 2,000 through the Crimestoppers Program and that phone number, you can call it, right now and remain anonymous, it is 720913stop. If you have a tip that leads them to this guy, shawn scott, you could earn that reward. But police want to stop him, before he commits another bank robbery. Because they say in the past few months, he has done five already, which is quite a bit. And they havent told us how much he has gotten away with and hope he does not strike again. Got to keep identify him this morning. Tarhonda, thank you. 6 04 right now. Video taken overnight by a drone in the town of amiatritrea italy shows rescue efforts by firefighters as they search for anyone still alive after an earthquake. Aided by search dogs, firefighters have been using their bare hands to pull away chunks of cement and rock and metal hoping for signs of life underneath. And so far 247 people are the town gives a gutwrenching glimpse into what was lost. One of three towns reduced to nothing. It is largely considered one of the countrys most beautiful towns. Is. It is 5 minutes after 6 00 right now. Find la shia, and police have doubled their award to bring the 16yearold home to her family. She was last seen on july 15, near monthview and peoria. And police say that a witness later at a bus stop near the 1600 block of peoria. And she is described as 56, with long black hair and a quartersized round scar on her chest. Metro Denver Crimestoppers is offering a reward up to 4,000. And if you have information, regarding her whereabouts, call this number, 720913stop. You can remain anonymous. A crash in a motorized investigators say that glider bob saunders was piloting the fixed wing glider, when it crashed wednesday, in prospect basin. Saunders owned and operated a glider tour company, and the other man hasnt been identified yet, but we do know that he is from colorado. Just because a wildfire has stopped burning, doesnt mean the danger has gone away. Heavy rains in Fremont County caused flooding along the hayden pass burn scar. It washed out a bridge and shut down county road 40 for a with flood damage to their homes. But the community is staying strong. Everybody is willing to help a neighbor. And you will probably see that, helping somebody else, before they help themselves. And that is just huge. Huge lesson to have up huge blessing to have up here. The damage to homes and properties is still getting checked out. Luckily no one was hurt. Voter upset with the primary process in colorado are going to get to decide in says two ballot measures got enough petitions, got enough signatures on petitions, to make it on to the ballot, and one would get rid of the president ial caucuses and replace them with primaries. Colorado used to have primaries and it was changed. And this will change it back. Another would let unaffiliated voters pick a candidate in those primaries. This year, democrats complain of long waits and packed caucus sites and republicans didnt get to pick a candidate at all. And delegates were awarded later high clouds over the area now, and chilly temperatures out there. And we are in the 50s and 40s, up and down the front range. And slowly making our way into the 60s by mid morning. And as we get later in the day, we are anticipating several areas of thunderstorms, throughout the afternoon, and evening, so after school activities, absolutely could be affected. And tomorrow, drizzle. Fog in the morning. And then some showers again in drier for the weekend. And next week, even hotter. The planning forecast is coming up. All right, marty, thank you. And ending racism in the united states. That is the goal of a new Self Help Program that gives racists a chance to go through the 12 steps. We have seen a funnel cloud coming and we went and got in the hallway and took cover and the ceiling fell on us and it was over. It is right there. It was over, nearly as quickly as it began. But the recovery for people in an z23eiz zvpz it is 11 after 6 00. An 11 hour siege at the American University in afghanistan ended overnight with 10 more dead and officers and a Security Guard among the dead. The attackers were also killed. The attack started wednesday evening with a suicide car bomb at the entrance to the school. Watch as rocks, dirt and water crashed down on a hill in northern japan and landslides forced hundreds of people in at least one town to evacuate. The slides were triggered by heavy rainfall, caused by are without electricity. And phone service. Thankfully no one has died. But one man was hurt trying to jump out of the way. We have a dry start to the day across the state and anticipating several areas with thunderstorms. The monsoon wind pattern is back. Slightly westward and is now back in colorado. So it is providing us with more moisture today. We do think that with the heat of the day, we will start to see some thunderstorms develop. By 1 00, to 2 00 this afternoon, and you will see a rapid buildup in the mountains and foothills and then they cut across here, late afternoon, after the thunderstorms are done, on the backside, from 10 00 p. M. To 3 00 in the morning, light showers, still will continue here over the front range. And as far as rain goes, you know how that is. You are going to get some spots with not very much. But several anticipating quarter of an inch up to three quarters of an inch of rain. We will have pretty good downpours. Especially the closer are you to monument hills. And 70s by highs. And 3eu 2 00 this afternoon. Foothills. Storms start around Glenwood Canyon and down to the san juans and up into grand county. They cut across the front range late in the day. And they make it as far east, it looks like brushed fort morgan and perhaps sterling and limon in the evening and several areas of the state, especially really in the central third of colorado, where we could see some very heavy rain during the day in a few locations, and 60s mountains, and 70s to near 80, for the east, and the west, 75 to sun in the morning and replaced by afternoon and evening, showers here. The drizzle and the mist continue, until tomorrow morning. And lunchtime, clearing, and then look for more storms tomorrow afternoon. And it does get a lot drier, and warmer to start next week. All right, marty. Getting up with sky 9 at 6 13 as they cruised around town and witness admire nor crash around the 225 stretch, northbound around mississippi. And not a big deal there, and no lanes are blocked and traffic is still just really and right now, there are over 25 and colfax. Official sunrise time 6 22. It looks a little dark out there. Headlights are on as folks get out and jump on the highways. Out to the cdot cams. I love this view, 25 near 20th check out the southbound push, it is a standard delay, south of i70 but really clear picture here, shows you what traffic is moving through like southbound you will tap the breaks and jump into the 40s. And then northbounders in the upper 60s. And a couple new crashes in the and monaco. It shouldnt affect the elevated deck of i70. The crash right at 19th and still in the clearing stage by the river front park. A lot of congestion there. And on a typical day. And outside we go to the westbound 70 view, near genesse, an earlier stall and it looked like it cleared out. A semi truck was blocking traffic. But it looks great, even the upper elevation commutes. That is so good to hear. All right. Thank you much. Treat alcoholism, you go through 12 steps, right . But what if you could do that to change your beliefs . It would be the first thing to talk about around the table with thanksgiving dinner with your family. A new program looking to. 6 6 17 right now. Hundreds of people spent the this as many as eight tornadoes swept through the area, not far from indianapolis. Some people lost power, and others were told that they couldnt return to their apartments. Others went because, well, they had no home to go back to. All we have is all our clothes and we have been in the soaking rain all day. Everybody had lost their things due to the power lines, they are not safe going back. And about a dozen people are injured. None of them seriously, thank goodness. So far, no deaths have reported either. Indiana governor and republican Vice President ial dom knee mike pence can take a break from campaigning today. He is going to visit the area that was hit by the storms. He will get a firsthand look at the damage. He will start in the hardest hit area, kokomo, and he will move through howard and montgomery counties. New this morning, the soldier who shot and killed five Dallas Police officers last month had shown signs of posttraumatic stress disorder. For it when he returned from afghanistan in 2014. And doctors decided mika johnson pose nod risk to himself or others and the 25 yearold would go on to shoot a dozen Police Officers during a peaceful march in july. The deaf man killed by a state trooper in july apparently had misunderstandings with police before and was afraid of them. Thats what sam harris said about his brother daniel fatally shot after leading a High Speed Pursuit near charlotte last week. A review of public records show a few charges against harris from other states including two resisting arrestcharges that were later dropped. Three young kids kidnapped in california, a week and a half ago, have been found alive. They were found alone in a motel room in grant, new mexico. And the man and woman who took them are suspects in the murder of the childrens mom and are still on the loose. 6 19 right now. Alcoholics anonymous, narcotics anonymous, racist anonymous. Never heard of it before, but it is a new support group being offered by churches across the country. Pretty wild. The meetings were actually started by a church in california. They have spread to other congregations now. The programs are led by a licensed therapist and follow the traditional 12 step model. And attendees are encouraged to share as much or as little as they choose. The overall goal of the group is to change systematic racism here in the united states. It is a shame we need that. It is you know, you always are skeptical of whether that would work or not. But if it works, that is great. Yes. 20 minutes after 6 00 right now. The red and the blue lights flashing in the rearview mirror. The officer walking up to your window and your heart just boom drops into your stomach. Yes. Well that heart dropping moment turned into a moment of joy, for drivers in tennessee. And it will have broncos fans jealous. We will explain why. But first, lets check in on weather and traffic. Have slowed down the fire danger, and in fact, we have moderate to low fire danger, across the state, it gets progressively higher, over into utah, but next week, it will get a lot warmer and a lot drier and you will see the conditions change rapidly. And today, sunny start. Fair weather clouds. Through lunch and thunderstorms develop during the afternoon. And this evening. And it is really going to affect you with after work or after school plans during the day today. The weekend still looking good, with the storm or saturday. Low 80s during the afternoon. And the temperatures in the 70s for the kickoff of the broncos rams game. Into the upper 80s on sunday. And that is when the warm just really starts. Sky 9 is now at 29th and tenson, over a crash that took place just to the north of the sloan lake neighborhood. And this accident does involve injuries and a fire truck just left the scene. And there is an ambulance here, hoping to treat some of the patients but we are working to residential and 29th is a major thoroughfare north of sloan. The cdot cameras as we come across 225 and yosemite. Southbounders really tapping the breaks leading between parker road and i25 and across the maps and several small side street accidents have now really plagued the drive. But we are not talking about any major highway drives yet. Now is the time to enjoy the ride if you can. Staple and monaco, a crash at the elevated deck. And 19 front, a crash in the clearing stages. A booming area. 6 25 right now. Surf is up. You can now hang 10 in the south plat river. No kidding. And first phase of a new water course in sheridan opens today. And it includes two man made surf spots. And the project is part of a onemile 14 million revamp of the river. And you dont have to be a surfer to you dont have to be a surfer to enjoy it. And kayakers and rafters encouragerred to come out and check out the gnarly waves. Gnarly. You probably know dolly the elephant. Dolly is very popular. 52 years old. The beautiful creature is believed to be one of the oldest asian elephants in captivity. Sadly she is in poor health which is why denver zoo Officials Say she is being offered hospital style care. What memories do you have of dolly at the zoo . We are asking memories on facebook, or use the Hashtag Hashtag be on. And a lot of people really love dolly. Sorry to hear about sweet dolly. So loved dolly. Go in peace, grand lady. I think that says it all. Grand lady. So sweet. She is being really caken tear of. In the last few week taken care of. In the last few weeks or months or whatever she may have. 52. That is really old. That is old in elephant years. I dont know how that works out. But yes. I think it is up there. I think it is up there. The president ial campaigns are heating up as we race toward november. Why does one group want both good morning, everyone. It is a busy summer for this guy, unfortunately, and police say he has robbed a string of banks in recent months and now that the search to find him has year hiatus, the ski train to winter park will start up again this summer. Im vida urbonas. That story, coming up. And with the winter park ski train announcement today, who will ride it . Head to www. 9news. Com vote now, to vote live in a few minutes. And it is not time to head to the slopes just yet but things will definitely feel cooler today as summer starts to wind down. Marty coniglio is outside in the backyard right now where i am gues of a fall morning. Very crisp out here. We have a lot of damp pavement out here, from the showers that came overnight. And partly cloudy sky, and sun just now coming up. And 6 22, this morning, for the sunrise this morning and we have the monsoon continuing to back westward, into colorado. And focused more into the midwest today, and it has made a westward push into the state. And that will create some areas of thunderstorms. And not so concerned about Severe Weather here today, again, unfortunately, it is the severe storms. For us, storms start in the mountains, from southwestern colorado, to grand county, during the early afternoon. And we will get late afternoon, and evening thunderstorms around here. And then showers will continue, even after midnight tonight. So it is a very wet day, after a generally dry start, and very heavy rain in pockets, especially along and south of monument hill. And in several mountain areas during the day today. We will 10 degrees below the seasonal averages. And most of these highs in the mid to upper 70s, will be hit by 2 00. Because after 2 00, we cloud up and start to see the rain run right down, right down off of the mountains and foothills over the i25 corridor. 2 00. I love it when marty gives aus time like that. You can just set your watch to it. And look outside and here come the clouds. Sky 9 is over your 25 drive and 6th avenue where it is issue but the heavy eastbound drive, coming off of 6th avenue to northbound 25, youre crawling with about a 15 mile anhour average. And out we go to the cdot camera at 25 and arapahoe. And construction continues along arapahoe itself. With the ramp delays. They are making major improvements but it will slow down your drive between the dtc and areas of centennial, connecting with parker road as well. And speeds on the high side, d between downtown and the tech center. And most area freeways have really been quiet, calm and clear. And i would do have a crash out across the side streets at stapleton and monaco, and a few moments ago, corey, sky 9 flew over the intersection of 29th and tenyson