>> monitoring those conditions. all night long. joining us live. from the airport. how things are moving now. >> >> you know how they say no news is good news.

line. behind me. take a look. pretty much empty back there. actually this is the busiest we have seen it. in the last couple of hours. that's only because these are the only security check points left open. in the entire airport. ten to 20 minutes security wait times all night. about average. for any night at dia. the airport was expecting it to be more congested. with so many people heading out of town. they tell us they planned ahead. and it worked. >> there were 170 thousand travelers. who passed through dia today. just weren't all on this side. i want you to take a quick trip to this side with me. the arrival side. this is where we have seen most of the crowd. all day long.

arriving in denver. and people out here. waiting for their friends. and family. >> in golden. >> how are things looking now. >> . pretty good. it has been the entire night. holiday travel. picks up the people here in this room. they'll know about it if first. >> operation center.

we are going to have eyes on these cameras. as well. that's the latest here in golden. >> . thanks to you. if you're headed to the high country. there are more options for

winter park and steam boat. both opening for the season. today. tomorrow. aspen snow mass. crested butte. and wolf creek. >> . let's get a check on the thanksgiving forecast. tomorrow. with dave fraser. >> . two a.m. and 6 a.m. by 7 in the morning the snow showers are starting to praebg break up. after about ten tomorrow morning. you can see everything starts to move away. the rest will be enjoying sunshine. but. to answer the question.

some places five inches of fresh snow. coming. for the skiers. it will come with wind. speaking of. these are the wind speeds. looking at howling across the mountains. we'll feel it here early in the denver. and passed the lunch hour. the strongest wind will finally lift away. so. here is my thanksgiving forecast. for denver. we're looking at partly sunny skies. a few clouds around. a school 48. and that brisk north wind. bundle up. if you're out early tomorrow morning. >> kofpling coming up. we'll talk about the warmer days ahead. into the weekend. i do have more snow for denver. and some of that snow could fall during the broncos game. >> . >> donald trump announcing his pick. for two key cabinet positions. today. the president elect nominating

to run the department of education. and to be the u.s. ambassador to the un. >> . seven cabinet positions. one of today's picks shows trump is will be to work with former rivals. >> in february. south carolina governor stood on stage. with senator rubio. criticizing his then opponent. tkopbd trump. >> . donald trump. >> months later. she finds herself agreeing to be the next u.s. ambassador no to the united nations. under trumps presidency.

huge cheers. >> . we are going to end common core. >> . previously served on the board of an education group. led by jed that supports common core. in a statement she says. >> . >> >> tonight. donald trump and his family arecelebrating the holiday weekend at their home in palm beach florida. and posted this thanksgiving message on twitter. take a listen.

the sixth child dying earlier today. the national transportation safety board said the bus driver had left the designated route. before the bus plowed into a tree. 24 year-old john walker charged with five counts of he had no drugs or alcohol in his system. police are reviewing footage taken inside the bus. at the time of the crash. >> . some of the video. we have. shows views from the front.

those are currently being examined. we're also interviewing witnesses. >> . walker was driving well above the 30 miles per hour speed limit. when he crashed the bus. with 37 children on board. >> . also happening today. water park in kansas city. announcing it will tear down the worlds tallest water slide. after the death of a ten year-old boy. this summer. >> he suffered fatal neck injury. when the boat he was in somehow malfunctioned. 168 foot water slide will be torn down after the investigation his death is complete. the park calls that the quote only proper action they can take. after such a tragedy. >> residents in castle rock. back in their homes after being asked to evacuate this morning. so crews could finish cleaning dangerous chemicals. it stems from halloween. two teen boys were arrested. when police police found explosive chemicals inside the home. that house has been empty ever since. crews clean up the chemicals. today they got rid of the

police evacuated eight neighbors out of caution.

starving yourself or throwing up to make room for alcohol. in effort to get drunk faster and cut calories at the same time. eight out of ten students admitted to cut calories before a night of heavy drinking. experts say the habit can be dangerous to your body. and can hurt your self-esteem. >> .

friends. family and food. of course that can derail our diet. here are tips for staying healthy. exercise to offset the extra calories. you have to hit the gym either. you have do house cleaning. dancing. even walking around the mall. can raise the heart rate. they say eat breakfast. you have heard this before. starting the day with small but satisfying meal can give you more control over your appetite. and tempting as it maybe. try not to over fill that plate. >> . favorites. skipping foods you can't have all year round. >> . skip the second helpings.

some cards offer price protection. if you pay full price. for something. but see it on sale within a couple months. the card reimburses you for the difference. city has a price rewind program. go online to register what you bought. then for the next two months the company tracks the item. if the price goes down.. "requet a refund. make sure you keep your receipt. the refunds are limited to five hundred dollars per item. and 25 hundred a year. >> . chase has the same max pay out to get money back.

with your original receipt. and the add showing the lower price. discover and mastercard have similar programs. that will give you money back. even on the black friday deals thr-fplt are restrictions. for instance. if the deal is promoted as limited quantity. or door buster. make sure you read the fine print and do your research.

we have cooler air to the north. 50 and 23. what we posted. 49 and 21 where we should be. close to seasonal averages. outside right now. 31 downtown. but 35 at the airport. wind out of the west. humidity is up just a bit. at 72%. so a lot of places are close to or below freezing. some spots like aurora. centennial. highlands ranch. just a little above. 35 right now. in wheat ridge. freezing in commerce city. look onto the northeast plains. and a lot of 30s there.

limon falls off fast. at 24. freezing in parker. at 37. in the castle rock area. i showed you at the top of the newscast. worth noting. a lot of wind with the storm system. bringing snow to the mountains. strongest ore the highest peeksment wind speed numbers. wind out of the the best snow. the accumulation. will come from about two in the morning. to 6 a.m. couple left over showers early. and those fall apart. between 8 and ten. and you can see everything clears. as we head through the rest of the afternoon. a good two to 4. some places five inches. of fresh powder. champagne powder. up at steam boat springs. that's good news. lows tonight.

cold enough to run the snow guns. we'll be in the 20s 30s about 27 in denver. the northwest wind bringing temperatures down. into the cooler 30s. 40s. will drop a few degrees in the upper 40s low 50s. the warmest temperatures will be in the southeast corner. readings will be in the mid to upper 50s. for thanksgiving. >> highs for the holiday. mead 49. 49 27. degrees tonight. tomorrow mostly sunny. windy early. and a high of 48. we'll bump it. to 59. on friday. take it to 60 saturday. we are looking at another shot of snow. and the temperatures will drop on sunday. i'll have the broncos forecast.

we stay very cool. with 40 and a snow shower possible. late monday. more snow on tuesday. and only in the 30s. and in the chilly 40s for most of the next week. >> . starting to feel like november.

kpwreg kpwreg greg nieto. joining us live. with black friday fun. and some prizes. you can get at one location. >> take a look at the tree. pretty impressive. down here in castle rock.

gone are the day of turkey on one day. and shopping and the next. opposed to eating and waiting in line. early the next morning. down here in castle rock. refer to as moonlight madness. after you finish the turkey tomorrow. turn your attention to the out lets at castle rock. all night shopping party. it starts at 8 p.m. 25 hours of huge sales. already posted. including one for 75% off. and shoppers listen up. a huge prizes. more on that in a moment. for more on the big night. starting tomorrow in castle rock. we went straight to the top of the north pole. >> castle rock out lets is special. because of the unique stores they have. santa is just really enjoying the uniqueness of this particular location.

more on the prizes. this is anenter to win drawing -fpl some of the cool including a 250 dollar tommy hill figger gift card. also. stay contamination vacation in the springs. a 12 thousand dollar spa. i'm being told hot tub. which holds 4 to five folks.