f0 good morning, everyone. i'm britt moreno and this >> i'm alan gionet. here's what's happening now. shawn? >> reporter: another morning in court for a girl accused and plotting an attack against mountain vista high school. that's one of two teens. it's been a long process. we have the latest on the decision going to be made coming up on cbs4 morning news. jamie, thanks very much. shawn coming up as well. 20 days until election day. candidates will be working hard

who is in the state today. crews in southern colorado are battling a very big fast moving wildfire. people are evacuated as thousands of acres have already burned. we have a change in the weather. it's 35 degrees out there now in denver. let's get a look at the forecast. >> a little chilly outside, and ashton is here to talk about the rain that could come our way as well. >> we really need the rain, espely we were just talking about the fire down there, and unfortunately southern colorado, the one region of our state where the rain chance is almost zero. we have a small chance for seeing rain in denver tonight. checking in with our cbs4 weather watchers, they're up early this morning, richard southwest of littleton reporting 40 degrees. the wind has calmed down considerably since yesterday. and temperatures are chilly. 30s and 40s around town. more on your weather coming up. let's get a check on traffic with joel.

construction, c-470 and santa fe, looks like that's been moved out of the way. we could have ramp restrictions again in place tonight. joel, thank you. with 20 days to go to election day candidates are hitting the campaign trail hard and colorado is a very important stop. cbs4's shawn chitness is live at the capital with a look at who is in our state today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are just one day away from the final presidential debate and yet we are seeing both is an important player in trying to put together that strategy to win the white house. here's a look at what's happening today. later today we're going to see the gop nominee, trump, make two stops across colorado. he's going to start the day in colorado springs, and then make his way over to the western slope speaking in grand junction later in the afternoon. this comes just a day after his son, donald, jr., made two

the nominee has been frequently visiting colorado, especially as we get closer to election day. but the latest numbers show hillary clinton with a solid lead over trump. 47% to 41% among voters polled here in colorado. clinton is not campaigning as she prepares for that final debate. last night senator bernie sanders spent a second day in colorado. he was at cu boulder trying to get young voters excited about supporting clinton. again, we have that final debate tomorrow, both candidates in nevada as they prepare for that final matchup. of course, millions of ballots are being sent out by mail in colorado as folk get ready to vote. shawn chitness, cbs4 morning. it's an important morning in court for one of two girls accused of plotting to kill students and staff at mount vista high school. jamie leary is live at the

what's going on now, jamie? >> reporter: this case has had a few delays over the course of the last 10 months, but this morning we can finally learn when a date will be set for a crucial hearing for one of the two teens accused in this case. the district attorney's office says this morning a judge will likely set the date for a reverse transfer hearing. this is the hearing that brooke higgins' attorneys have been waiting for. this is their shot at getting her case turned back to juvenile court where the punishment is far less severe. higgins and johnson were 16 years old when they were arrested last december. court documents allege they ploted to kill students and staff at mountain vista high school. higgins' attorneys were -- higgins apparently was going as far writing in a diary saying she wished she could have taken

her attorneys say this is a thought crime at best. they say both girls have been waiting in custody too long. they have both been in custody since their arrest in december. higgins and johnson are being charged as adults with attempt to commit first degree murder and attempt to commit first degree murder after deliberation. higgins is expected to appear here at 9:30 this morning for that hearing. jamie leary, cbs4 morning news. thank you for the update that. weather and traffic now. here is ashton. what's going on? >> it is definitely cooler than it was yesterday at this time, at least for most neighborhoods. thornton area you may be warmer than yesterday. lower 40s there. highlands ranch is at 43. foothills locations 30s, 37 in evergreen. clear skies overhead. once the sun comes up at about a quarter after 7:00 we'll see sunshine. as the day goes on, clouds will be on the increase.

morning. increasing clouds today, and definitely cooler. the cooling trend continues. yesterday we were in the 70s after 80s last weekend. today, highs will be in the 60s, about 65 for our daytime high. chance for rain tonight. some snow in the mountains. we'll talk about it coming up. let's get a check on the traffic with joel. southbound along i-25 past 144th some cones. then it opens nice and wide at 104th down into town. speeds into to u.s. 36. ten minutes from thornton to denver. great speeds westbound along u.s -- i-76 and i-270 in that eastbound direction as well. across the denver metro area, the earlier closures we had, santa fe and c-470 have been picked up and moved out of the way. we still have on going road work c-470 and 285. here's a look at the drive times from the east. both directions along i-70 from i-25 to 225 speeds in the upper

joel, thank you. melania trump says her husband was egged on by billy bush in the 2005 tape in which donald trump plead lewd comments. >> for the first time we are hearing from her about the open mic comments caught on tape. >> reporter: in her first interview since the now infamous tape of her husband bragging about groping women on open mic was made public, she says the thing that the gop presidential candidate used in the tape. >> i said to my husband that the language is inappropriate. it's not acceptable. and i was surprised, because that is not the man that i know. >> reporter: sitting down with cnn's anderson cooper monday night, melania defended her husband against what she says is a planned attack by the

echoed by donald trump. >> we're not going to back down, and remember this, it's a rigged election. >> it's many people from the opposite side that they want to damage the campaign. and why now? they planned that way. because they don't want to talk about -- they don't want to talk about wikileaks and the e- mails and benghazi and all the rest of the stuff. they don't want to talk about it, so they campaign. >> reporter: as for what trump was heard on camera saying to access hollywood's billy bush, melania blaming the tv host. >> i wonder if they even knew the mic was on. they were kind of boy talk and he was lead on, like egg on

bad stuff. >> you feel the host, billy bush, was sort of egging him on? >> yes. yes. >> reporter: i'm andy rose reporting. switching gears, fema is now stepping into offer assistance as a fast growing wildfire in southern colorado is now burning more than 21 square miles. the fire has forced evacuations of more than 150 homes. it has even led to a health advisory for people living in parts of custer and pueblo co structures are lost in the area of junkins park loop where officials believe the fire began. samsung is looking to help its phone users at denver's airport. why it's not the phone assistance some want. no clown costumes allowed. we'll tell you where there is

donald trump and congressman coffman would punish women. and coffman tried to redefine rape to mean only forcible rape. in coffman's bill, victims who were drugged, d not be considered rape victims. coffman and trump are too dangerous for colorado.

a solution for airline passengers whose galaxy 7 phones are banned from flights. samsung representatives are at dia their recalled phones. >> reporter: checking in for his flight out of dia, we talked to a frequent business traveler who isn't a fan of the phone they gave him to replace his phone. >> it's got half the memory and half the power. >> reporter: he waited to update his old note 5 until the release of the note 7 in august. days after he bought it, reports started coming in of

>> definitely a concern. >> reporter: samsung initially blamed the manufacturer of some of its batteries. replacement phones with new batteries blew up too. >> the $25 they gave us for our inconvenience certainly didn't pay for it, and i think samsung needs to do a little better quality control. >> reporter: now he may think twice before buying samsung's next generation of note when it comes out next year. >> i'll wait and see how it go for sure. >> reporter: he isn't the only one. >> now that i've heard about this i might consider switching to an iphone. time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes on the 4's. here's ashton. the moon. >> the moon. the almost full moon. another morning with clear skies, so we can see our almost 92% full moon overhead. from denver, if you look to the southwest you'll have no problem seeing the moon all the way through sunrise this

quarter after 7:00. we'll start the day with sunny skies and as the day goes on, clouds will be on the increase. it's colder this morning in the mountains than yesterday. when i say colder, it's like 20 to 30 degrees colder in the colorado high country compared to this time yesterday. we're similar to yesterday morning in the denver area. i don't think you'll notice a big change. 35 at dia. 41 in boulder. we will stay safely above freezing this morning here along the front range. that will change later this week. we do anticipate a freeze thursday morning of this week. of course, it is that time of year. although lately you start to wonder with these warm afternoons that we've had. today will be cooler in the afternoon. highs will be in the 60s for the front range. 60s for the eastern plains. warmest temperatures out west, grand junction at 70 degrees today. doppler 4000 showing clouds in the northwest corner of the state. a few rain and snow showers between craig and meeker this morning. nothing major, but perhaps a

upper level weather disturbance in northern california. this low will race to the east over the next 24 hours, and as it does, it's going to bring at least the chance for seeing some rain and snow to our state, mainly tonight. a few snow showers in the more than mountains today -- northern mountains today. won't amount to much. maybe a little precipitation there as rabbit ears pass. some rain possible along the front range tonight. especially from fort collins to rain will be tonight. the farther south you are, less likely you'll see any rain. in the mountains along and north of i-70, 2 to 6 inches of snow for the mountains coming up tonight. i don't think mountain towns will see that much. but the passes like berthoud pass, approaches to the tunnel could see 2 to 6 inches. today 65 in denver. tomorrow 58. 60s thursday. and then, joel, here we go again, another beautiful weekend on the way. sunny skies with highs in the

our cars are winter driving ready as we've seen tough drives along i-70. southbound coming into town, not tough at all. lots of space between the cars, leading to great speeds, into the 60s and 50s. 9minutes from thornton to denver. nice wide open drive along i- 76, 270, and westbound along u.s. 36. cross the denver metro area, ongoing construction projects, the earlier work at santa fe and 28 moved out of the way. along i-70 both directions from i-25 to i-225 speeds in the up ir50s. there will be some places clown costumes won't be allowed this year. the denver zoo is one of those places. no clown costumes committed at the annual boo at the zoo event this weekend in adults. our tom mustin explains why. >> reporter: the best few months clowns real and imagined

country, including here in colorado. now the denver zoo is banning clown costumes from its annual boo at the zoo halloween event. >> i think a lot of it is people are hyper vigilant to it. >> reporter: there have been no threatagainst the zoo, but the current clown climate caused the ban. >> there are enough people concerned that we needed to ban it. >> reporter: some clown stores and are banned from some schools. >> not all clowns are evil. i understand the concern, but to ban all clown costumes is over the top. >> reporter: tyler said most of the clown calamity has been a hoax. >> i feel like most of it is overkill. i don't know, i feel like it could be smart to be safe this one time around, especially because it's been so prominent

adults. children in clown costumes will not be turned away. ,, a man attacked me in a parking garage. ,, tried to stab me with an 8-inch knife. but i carry a pistol. i fight back. that's why i'm still here.

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good morning. here's good info for you. med air's -- medicare's annual open enrollment has started and goes through december 7th. >> jill schlesinger here to tell us how millions of people could save money next year. let's find out. jill, what should people who get medicare know? >> reporter: the only control

spending in retirement is the coverage you choose. but less than 15% of people ever change their medicare plans after their initial enrollment. i know that book is a little daunting that you got. but if you have a supplemental plan and in good health you probably want to shop around, because you may can save money by switching to another country. if you have medicare make sure all your doctors are still in the network, understand the deductible and out of pocket limits, as well as the prescription drug choices. here's some good news, average premiums are set to drop by 4% on average to $31.40 a month. again, on average. some more, some less. >> that's great to hear. what about medicare part d drug plan? >> reporter: this is where things get interesting.

the coverage just automatically renews. but you can spend a little bit of time, maybe a lot, and switch to a different plan. it could save you hundreds on drugs. part d plans routinely change something called their formularies. that is the list of medications that are covered. the rules under which they are covered. odds are your current premium for drugs will be higher next year because among the 10 most popular part d are set to increase by an average of 4% next year. you know you got a good savings in the previous one, but now this will cost more. but there's a great tool for shopping for plans. medicare has it itself. medicare.gov find a plan.

the dosage. it shows the estimated cost, premiums and which are covered and gives you a satisfaction rating. i did this for my mother-in- law, and it will save her 250 bucks next year on her drug plan. i decided she should spend it on me. but that's another story. >> great info, we appreciate it very much. take care. weather and traffic on this tuesday morning. ashton is here to talk about that. >> indeed. it's time to ke travel forecast. once again today the pacific northwest will get hammered with both rain and snow. there could be weather-related travel delays from wyoming over to idaho and farther north into montana. for colorado, no major travel issues anticipated today. tonight there will be snow in the mountains, including along i-70 through summit county where there could be some accumulation. in the midwest a few showers and thunderstorms. missouri up to southern

today. in washington, d.c. look at that, 82 degrees. and looking at the major airport hubs, all is green. let's get a check on our local traffic with joel. seeing a lot of green on that drive as well. heading out to the airport, should be a good drive. i-70 and central park boulevard, not alone out there. a lot of company. great speeds eastbound along i- 70 from i-25 to i-225, that's going to be just a 9-minute drive. coming up next, donald trump comes to colorado today to campaign. coming up, the lingering controversies both the republicans and the democrats face right now. it's mars like you've never seen it before. i'm hena daniels in new york. we'll show you new images of the red planet and why scientists say it could take humans a step closer to

everything back to normal yesterday at broncos practice. the team returning to the field yesterday afternoon. gary kubiak making his return to the team. given the all clear by his doctor. says he needs to work on improving his sleep habits, but other than that back to 100%. he joked he got too much rest during his week off. he said his wife was a fan of having him back out of the house and he was happy to be back out at practice. >> just s appreciate what you're doing. we're in a business where you go, go and go and you have 16 weeks to be as good as you can be. all of a sudden taking two days away when you're a football coach, taking two days away from what you do, what the hell is going on? like having a summer off or something. no, it makes you appreciate the players, appreciate being around the coaches, the

monday night game against brock and the texans. av's winners in overtime last night, they improve to 2-0. ,, i've seen what can happen as the result of hate. my son matt was murdered in laramie, wyoming, in 1998. he was befriended by two men in a bar who pretended to be gay. they offered him a ride home, and when he was in their car,

the prairie and tied him to a split-rail fence, then beat him some more and left him for dead. in the aftermath of matt's death, my family saw the best of america in the love and support we were shown. so when i see the hate that donald trump has brought to his campaign for president, it terrifies me. i'd like to punch him in the face, i'll tell ya. ahh, i don't know what i said, uhh, i don't remember. he's a mexican. i could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody, and i wouldn't... words have an influence. hate can rip us apart. i know what can happen as the result of hate, and donald trump should never be our president. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. this is the colorado none of us want to lose. i'm gail schwartz, and i'm running for congress to stop the sale of our public lands. coloradans should have the freedom to use this land

scott tipton wants to cut off our access to these lands for generations to come, killing thousands of jobs. i approved this message because i won't let that happen. hi, everybody. 5:30on october 18th. this is the news on cbs4. i'm alan gionet. >> i'm britt moreno. thanks for joining us. we need some rain. let's get over to ashton and figure out if we could get some. >> we have a chance for seeing rain denver and the front range tonight. fort collins has a better chance than we do in the denver