hello, everybody. thanks for joining us here on 9news at noon on this tuesday. lease go look outside and get a nice shot of denver. there's clouds. looks like a little more blue skies and clouds out there. temperatures in the 50s. it really feels nice out there. parts of the front range are going to see storm this is afternoon. you brought marty in the studio to tell us what to look out for. >> i think we'll see a storms here. it's going to take a while. it's going to take storms. back in denver, hazy, not as overcast as it was this morning. we're concerned about high fire danger during the afternoon. we'll have -- we've seen those storms going through since 3:00 this morning. now new storms are developing in northern new mexico. those are headed toward raton pass. that's the beginning of what i

kicking up in southeast colorado during the afternoon and evening. we'll see them here. they will be after 4:00 and lasting as late as sunset or beyond here in the front range. now, we'll have a possibility of some damaging winds and hail and also some pockets of heavy rain. notice the farther east you go, it gets more intense out there. our friends on the plains will share in this in spades. clouds dissipate and get up close to evening before things start to move out. if you do get one or two storms in the area. >> so my car just went to the shop for hail damage we had a month ago. >> so all you vethe is sneak out a little early or park underground.

thanks, marty. so, today firefighters are apparently getting a better handle on the starwood wildfire in larimer county. it's about 35% contained. we now know it was lightning that sparked the flames to 350 acres near red feathers lake. i guess that's helping. we've got 35% containment. the chain itt educational campuses. just days after the u.s. department of education banned it from using new students who use federal financial aid. the company that operates vocational schools announced in a statement today that it's ending academic operations at all of its more than 130 campuses across 38 states. the company which is based in indiana said its move would have an impact hundreds of thousands of students and

8,000 employees. itt educational says it was forced to take this action after the u.s. department of education issued a ban on enrolling new students who rely on federal financial aid. >> a man's dying wish to meet peyton manning has been granted, but unfortunately he won't be able to completely fulfill his dream. you see, he has been diagnosed with terminal our nbc affiliate says manning called him and aaron's aunt says he immediately picked up. the family has been given the opportunity to meet the former quarterback in denver, but his doctors say he can't go over any of the passes to drive over here. it's just too high of an altitude for what he's going through. his family says while it's not meeting manning in person, hearing his voice, and talking with him made all the difference. we wish him the best.

war wounds. here is nbc's ron allen. >> reporter: a historic morning in laos. america bombed so heavily during the vietnam war. >> whatever the cause, whatever our intentions, war inflicts a te children. >> the president announcing the u.s. will spend $90 million over three years to help clear millions of bombs that did not explode. >> it's a summit of southeast nations while president obama canceled a meeting with the philippines president when he thought mr. obama would criticize him for thousands of killings. today through a spokesman, he apologized.

across as a personal attack on the u.s. president. >> that, after more diplomatic drama for president obama in china. perhaps their last face to face while obama is in office. the two were unable to agree on a cease fire. >> president obama wild attending the summit will -- obama will attend a summit. they will step up efforts to troops. now, back to you. >> rthank you >> $20 million and a public apology. that's what a sexual harrassment cost the former ceo of fox news. the lawsuit brought by news anchor gretchen carlson led to the downfall of roger ailes. she said she was fired after

bren brewer's fate that he would beat cancer looks like a reality. he's been fighting since he was a two. we met when when he was a red head freckle faced kid. becoming radioactive killed the neuroblastoma that time around, but it came back. over the last five years, gone through phi -- five years of chemo. >> i'm very happy and excited. i'm just -- there's always that fear that something bad keeps happening. scared it might happen again. >> ben heads out this sunday for new york where the trial is going to be taking place over this next year.

9news at 4:00. he's a great kid, a great teenager. he's growing up. >> all right. my good friend is going to be joining us here on 9news at noon. this bus has been updated. you saw the old one. you have to get in this one. we'll check in with marty to talk about the thunderstorms.

warming up here in the backyard. a bit more sunshine than we had

as well, especially southeastern colorado. it's just plain warm down there. almost 90 degrees in lamar. we're in the big 60s to near 70 here. again, if you're in the direct sunlight, it is quite warm, downtown denver, 62 in the shade for us right now. this is how things are shaping up across the west. we have hurricane newton that moved through cabo san lucas this morning, moving up into central baja, california. it's spinning off choiceure. there's -- spinning off moisture. that's going to combine with the heat of the day to build storms up. you have plenty of time to get out and about and do what you want to do if you don't want to worry about storms. it will be well after 4:00 that we begin to get thunderstorms down here. it looks like they will be lasting until at least sunset and performance a little later

locally heavy downpours. it might not be at your house, but in about an 8-10-mile radius, there will be downpours of rain. 70s to near 80s for a high and 60s and 70s in the mountains. storms down south, especially the ones i pointed out minutes ago. those are going to help kickoff new storms in southeasten colorado, and that will destabilize things here on the front range and knock out a few storms going ug afternoon. so, a few, just a few, a handful of moderate to heavy storms down here, progressively more than those as you go farther to the north and east. we're all in a threat for severe weather from the front range through castle rock and limon and southeast colorado through the afternoon and evening. a lot of our communities and i- 76 are under a threat today.

here. quite a bit warmer in southeast colorado today. we'll get these late day storms going into the evening with isolated severe storms, wind and hail. it's going to be the big problems there. those continue through the evening. overnight, it's cloudy. it's going to be so -- there's so much humidity in the air after the storms. we cleared that tomorrow afternoon and it just end up being a warm and sunny day. warm and breezy for sunday. another cool front on friday. it doesn't look like it's going

nbc sunday night football begins its tour in denver today. we got a look inside. it's pretty cool on the outside. when you go inside, it's really neat. it brings fans from the field to the studio. look at this. the 45-foot long bus features an interactive replica newsroom. and then a life size photo bomb wall. you can have clay matthews or vonn miller. anyhow, so celebrate the kickoff, the bus is going to be at civic center park tomorrow between 3:00 and 8:00. the bus will be going to 22 games. traveling over 23,000 miles. so see it while it is here. many of you have already heard

miss the most is the people here at 9news and our partners who we work alongside with at tell mundo. carlos joins us. hello. it's so good to see you. i wish you were in person. >> reporter: hello. i didn't want to miss this opportunity to say good-bye to you. of course we're going to meet you. let me tell you, i just want to welcome every single morning we were at 9news. we welcome that so much. i will always remember your smile. that was actually -- actually, that smile was precisely one of the reasons that made me watch the newscast in the morning. so i wish you the best in the future. i am pretty sure it's going to be well. >> carlos, thank you so much. that's so nice. you all are just as friendly. i've loved how the last couple

your crew is fantastic. so i will continue to follow what you guys are up to in the community. you guys are really making a difference here in denver. >> of course. we're going to keep in touch. pamela is not here. she's my coanchor here. she's not here right now. you know, it's kind of early for us, but she's not here for a reason. we wanted to send her to the studio. she's going to be with you in a minute probably. so hopefully she'll show up and say good-bye to you in person. >> very good. very good. well, thank you so much more making the time to come out here today. thank you to you and your viewers, thank you for all the support for all of these years. it's been wonderful. >> reporter: thank you so much. i want to thank all the 9news team. >> we love you guys.

has been awesome during the year. thank you so much. >> thank you so much. i will see you on telemundo then. if you take a lot of antibiotics as a child, apparently if you did, you may

children exposed to antibiotics early in life may be more likely to develop allergies as an adult. there's a british study found taking just one course of antibiotics before the age of two increased the risk of eczema by 15 to 40%. it increased the risk of hey fever by 56%. researchers say antibiotics may disrupt gut bacteria that can lead toe reduced immune responses. caught on camera, officials with the oregon state police

apparent vandalism, not apparent but vandalism at the park there. it's not first time people were caught destroying natural beauty. >> this clip shows the rock formation come crashing down and what sounds like the words, got it. >> got him. >> this is what oregon's state police and parks department are reviewing this morning. what appears to be an apparent act of vandalism at a famous sandstone that until now has stood for generations. w we've seen a video that the media turned up over the weekend, and that really is all we know about it. a popular fenced off destination, the iconic pedestal stood on a landscape, more than 18 million years old. a picture perfect spot for newlyweds or to watch the sunset into the sea. the parks department thought

the duck bill, collapsed naturally. that is until david callis posted this have i owe. >> -- video. i confronted one of them, and the first thing that came out of the person's mouth was it was a safety hazard. one of their buddies apparently broke their leg on the top of the rock. >> wiggle it, just a little bit. >> two years ago, two boy scout leaders were given a probation and fined after they shoved over a 170 million-year- old rock formation. actress vanessa hudgins paid restitution after she carved her name into a red rock wall in arizona. this morning in oregon, it's unclear if anyone will face charges or a fine. a spectacular sandstone that stood the test of time until it

>> just inif you are rating, isn't it? -- infur rating, isn't it? >> whether you love art or you love a good scavenger hunt.

world art drop day is officially under way. they're dropping off ten different blue bears all over the city and they're leaving clues online so you can find them. can you find this guy in the hilltop neighborhood. >> this blue bear has a rock star view today. you can search the hashtag art

the specially made tie. other bears will also come with with extra gifts. the purpose is artist is to create art and leave clues so others can find it. >> we really feels it helps to encourage our cultural plan. it helps to encourage creative industries and businesses. there's so much going on with art and culture in denver. it's a great time to live here. >> yeah, it is. first person who finds a bear gets to keep >> again, search hashtag art drop in denver. have fun. happy hunting. >> that's more fun that pokemon. >> i think so. pokemon is passe now. >> it's all about this now. let's talk about football. can't talk enough about football. 6:30 kickoff thursday night, the nfl season begins with a rematch. i think the weather looks great. it looks dry. temperatures between 75 and 80 for that 6:30 kickoff.

tomorrow morning. it clears out tomorrow afternoon. our next really good front comes in monday of next week. il around here, maybe holding this in the 60s. >> wow. >> wow. >> marty, thanks so much. >> my pleasure. >> all right.

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