this is 9 news. we start with that breaking news out of texas.

over. it happened in the west texas town of alpine, texas. and that is where that situation was unfolding. a shooter came into a high school with a gun earlier this morning. now, the shooter is dead. and two other people are injured. now, that's according to the nbc station in el paso, texas. the bruster county sheriff's office says it was a girl who went to the school who was the shooter. she has died gunshot wound. another student was also shot. that student was shot and taken to the hospital. and an officer was shot in the leg. schools in alpine, texas, were locked down while the police searched for that shooter. the school district's website says the town of about 5900 residents has 3 schools, alpine is 220 miles southeast of el paso, again, active shooter, they're saying it was a girl who went to the school and she has

wound. looking live over mile-high, switch gears and talk about the top story out here, football fans and broncos fan, especially are pumped for tonight and in just a few hour, the stadium will look different. there's going to be thousands of people in the seats and some of the best players in the league on the field. and it was 7 months ago that the broncos and the panthers met for the super bowl, that game was all about the defense. cam newton just constantly getting sacked, the broncos had and still have the best defense in the league. and just a few hrs teams will face off again the last time they saw each other, the tale of two mvps, von miller the super bowl vvp mvp. two-and-a-half sacks, forced two fumble, which the broncos recovered and cam threw interception, when he got the ball in the right person, he

twice. analysts think cam will be more prepared for the denver's defense tonight, the broncos fans say there's no escaping the orange crush. we got this video, when we were out on the field during 9 news mornings, a lot of precision and work really goes into this. but it's totally worth it to make the field look absolutely perfect. as mile-high stadium is in the national spotlight tonight. everybody is watching thursday night football. so will they have great weather for the game i kind of chamber of commerce weather they say when the people look at denver, they think it's so idea. becky ditchfield, when people come to the game, can we count on seeing the beautiful broncos orange sunset? >> i think so, a lot of sunshine through the day and into tonight, a few high clouds giving us the gorgeous sunset colors, we're not expecting rain, and quite honestly, it's going to be pretty darn warm outside.

earlier this morning, possibly not here, but certainly out on the eastern plain, we had some very dense fog. the dense fog advisory has lifted, but still some fog in the area, burlington, where the visibility is down to 2.5 miles. rain is out of the state, over kansas. we're not expecting any rain from the western slope to the eastern plains today. in fact, denver, fort collins, and greeley, aren't under the general thunderstorm risk; on the eastern plains where we have the humidity, some of the fog. and then any risk midwest, stretching up through the northeast. we're at 80 now here in the city, 84 at dia, 79 in greeley, 75 for fort collins, 60s and 70s in the foothills. we'll be climbing quickly, up to 83 at 2:00. 84 at 3:00, upper 80s by 4:00 p.m. but you can see there, a lot and lot and lots of sunshine. that sunshine should be great for folks who are out and about, perhaps early or even if you're

forecast is looking fantastic. we're in the right on this one. wear the orange. thanks, becky. #we are broncos to share their spirit. so many broncos babies and pets. you want to be on tv? share your picture, using the e are broncos. we'll try to share as many of them as we can, but the chances

broncos baby in the picture. 9 news at 4:00 live from inside of the stadium and at 5:30, nbc will have the kickoff special, live previews of the game and they'll also have live coverage of the concert going on at civic center park. kickoff of the game is slated for 6:40, don't be late, don't think 7:00. be sure to stay tuned after the game, too, because 9 news will be in the locker room with the don't forget, also, turn your tv on early for a special pregame championship moment. the nfl is staying tight lipped about the details but fans to be in their seats at 6:00, a special super bowl champion celebration begins at 6:20. it will bring out a lot of fan, how do you get around the traffic? amelia earhart has advice. >> today, the broncos play, boy, we're going to see so much

going to be out there for your to work your way around. broncos traffic game plan here. two options for you, if you are headed down to mile-high stadium, the busiest routes will be i #25shgs colfax and federal, extensive delay, starting out around 3:00, this afternoon. as for civic center park, concert ahead of time, pregame show, we're looking at colfax, 14th, broadway and bannock as the busiest routes around town. you know, there are 30,000 spaces across downtown to park in, also got privateot share options like uber and lift. you can car go to, lock up your bike, all sorts of ways to get down there. the 16th street mall ride shuttle is free. we want to hear about your plan nor the game, where you're going, where you're coming to and from, use the #9 news and e are broncos to shr photos and plan. >> okay. another big sports story today. ryan lochte will have to hang up his speedo for a while, he's been suspended from the sport for 10 months and it could cost

lochte is required to forfeit $100,000 in prize money, part of the penalty for his drunken encounter at a gas station in brazil. the u.s. olympic committee and usa swimming, announced those penalties today. lochte agreed to a ban that includes next year's world championships. he'll get no monthly funding from either organization. he cannot access training centers and me must hours of community service. he'll also miss team usa's post olympic trip to the white house. ouch, big punishment. the university of colorado boulder police department needs your help to solve a sex crime that happened over the weekend. they're trying to identify this man. he's wanted for unlawful sexual contact, this happened sunday in the pedestrian underpass at broadway and college avenue. take a good look at this guy. the victim told the police that

the police say the same man is wanted for a similar crime in january. really good pictures of him here. so the police say he's got a reddish beard, three triangles on the outside of his forearm, too. call crime stopper, 800-222-tips, you might get $1,000 reward, but even more importantly, they just want to get this guy off the streets. >> another major recall, all ford owners need to hear, trust us, this i and the new iphone is unveiled but not everyone is happy about one of the newest features. first, though, a little cool off on the way tomorrow? it will feel a little bit more like fall, but you know that won't last long, we live in colorado, things change minute

before we get into weather, doi want to pass along an update for you, at 11:00, we reported that southbound broadway was closed between i 25 and mississippi, that was gas leak in the area. excel energy is on scene, southbound broadway is still closed, again from i-25 toxf mississippi,outhd basically untl further notice, we're not sure how long it will take for xcel

around the denver metro area. and up through fort collins, fort collins, a little bit hazy. it looks like those are grass hoppers in front of the camera lens, they're having fun on a 84 degrees right now here in denver, fort collins, cooler at 72. it's 77 in greeley, we've got 60s and 70s on the eastern plains, and a mixture of 60s and 70s in the mountains, here outside in the 9 backyard, mostly sunny skies. beautiful calm winds, we're sitting at quickly today does promise to be a warm day. and a dry one, stretching from the western slope to the eastern plain, all of the rain is to the east, over kansas. the big concern around our region today is the fire danger. a red flag warning is in effect until 8:00 tonight for central and southern wyoming. it extends into jackson county and northern colorado there, and that warning is in effect until 7:00 tonight. wind gusts will be out of the

hour, relative humidity, very low, so the fire danger will be very high in these areas. let's talk specifically about those winds. we're not expecting much here in the front range, this afternoon, they are going to be much more gusty, from the foothills on up to our northern mountains. 20-30 mile an hour gusts possible there, a little bit of a break overnight, and then they increase again as we get into early tomorrow morning. tomorrow, some slight changes, today, pretty darn dry acrossth if we get anything, it's an isolated rain shower out near burlington, we've had the fog, since early this morning, a lot more moisture available. everybody else is dry. clouds will begin to build into our eastern plains early tomorrow morning, while denver, castle rock, fort collins and greeley stay dry. and then tomorrow afternoon, we are cooler. why? our upper level pattern changes. the jet stream dips right over colorado friday afternoon.

90 today. 91 for greeley, 88 in fort collins, in the 80s and 90s on the eastern plain, 70s for the mountains, low 90s out across the western slope. winds will be breezy out of the southwest today. overnight tonight, lows drop to 53, we'll be mostly clear, check out tomorrow. 76 is the high. we'll warm back up in the 80s for saturday and sunday, next week looks a lot cooler, we also have more rain, highs moned and tuesday in the -- monday and

he died more than five decades ago and there's a memorial to honor a fallen denver defective, on march 11th, 1962, darrell -- was enjoying a meal with his wife in denver when it happened. three masks and armed robbers entered the cafe, unaware that the off duty he tried to stop the robbery by shooting one of the suspects and the detective was shot in the chest, during the ceremony, a memorial sign was placed in the location where he died. the detective was a 16-year veteran of the denver police department. he and his wife had three sons, all of them became law enforcement officers. anyone driving a ford needs to listen up. the car company is adding 1.5 million vehicles to its recall. they all have problems with the

vehicles are moving. the expansion involves focus, escape and the doors either won't close or they could pop open. check 9news.com for a full list of models and years that are included in the new recall. people in denver, not afraid to put a ring on it. in fact, the denver clerk and recorder's office says the city issued a record-breaking 980 marriage licenses in denver county last m licenses a day. the clerk's office says august has been the busiest month for marriage licenses for 8 of the last 12 years. it is the last, but certainly not the greatest, from apple. why some are criticizing the new ear paws that are the latest thing, they lost the wireless head phones before they even got

apple unveils the new iphone 7. it's one very noticeable absence, there's no earphone jack. and some apple loyalists are leery of cutting the cord. >>reporter: apple rolling out big changes to small features, in the new iphone 7. >> the future of wireless audio. >>reporter: the company is killing off the head phone jack. which connected those iconic white earphones to your favorite tunes. the updated smartphone starts at $649, water resistant and features a higher resolution camera, but the ear buds cost $159. >> it comes down to one word, courage. the courage to move on, do something new, that betters all of us.

courage. >>reporter: iphone users poking fun at that pronouncement on social media. one tweeting, ear pods cost $159, a very courageous price. >> to not have them anymore is bit strange. >>reporter: ceo tim cook tells nbc news, it's part of a long-term product plan. >> when did you conceive of the wireless head phone sns. >> takes long time to do the >>reporter: taking away a feature to innovate forward is in apple's dna. >> something that's never been done before. >>reporter: the same company that removed the floppy disk drive in 1998 and skipped having buttons on a cell phone in 2007. now making a statement that the future of audio is wireless. >> people are really upset about the head phone, i read an article saying they don't come

apple also tweaked the apple watch, launching the water resistant series 2, and it has a built in gps. we sure do live in a beautiful place, when fall arrive, it's really apparent how colorful colorado really is. we'll take you on a tour and tell you where you can find the

have you seen the leaves changing color in your neighborhood. >> they're dropping in my backyard. >> i can't believe that. i haven't seen anything yet in my yard, i'm jealous. if it's happening earlier than usual where you live, yeah, it is happening in a lot of places. >> typically colors peak in the northern mountains between september 15th and september 25th. the central mountains peak the last week of september and the

>> if you're thinking of taking a drive, the peak to peak scenic by past to the west elk loop, the list of the 9 best drives to see the fall colors. so if you do go drive and you check it out, take some pictures, we want to share those. put them on our facebook page, or tweet them, using the #be on 9. we might feature your picture on the show. >> the colors are always beautiful, so we love loads of them. don't be shy. >> the best time of the year, >> uh-huh. >> is it going to feel like fall? >> tomorrow, i think, temperatures are going to be in the 70s tomorrow versus upper 80s and low 90s today. so we're quite a bit cooler tomorrow, it feels more like fall, 76 is the high. we'll stay dry, warming up over the weekend, if you want to head up to the mountains, this weekend is a great time to do it. next week, it gets better if fi up to mountain areas, if you're

but monday and tuesday, we do have a better chance of rain, even here, and highs here in the 60s. >> oh, rain boots and sweaters. all right. thanks, becky. thank you for spending some time with us, be sure to join our

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