>> this is 9news. >> she was my best friend. it's not going to be the same. >> police say a 16-year-old girl was shot and killed at a

she is identified as haley vargas. police found her lying in the street just before 2:00 this morning outside of a home on monaco way. as investigations continue, family and friends remember vargas as a creative and energetic girl who beat cancer. this is jessica oh. >> reporter: melissa and haley >> she was just one of those kind of people that were just like always happy. and just smiling all the time. no matter what. >> reporter: what she would do to see that smile one last time. >> i just want to call her and be like are you okay? but she won't answer her phone. it's so hard. >> reporter: by the time thornton police got to the house party near monaco and krameria early saturday, haley was already lying in the street.

party according to investigators. >> why did think have to have a gun? >> reporter: alysso wants answers. >> no one deserves it. out of everybody, why did it have to be her? >> reporter: haley had big plans for the future. she wanted a career in the medical field. she had a lot of experience in and out of the hospital in the form of cancer in the form of leukemia. >> she beat it. >> repo: forward with investigation, but alyssa's life feels like it is on ice. >> she was my best friend. it's not going to be the same. >> friends want people to know haley was much more than a shooting victim. the world lost an extraordinary person. >> she was an awesome person and she was more than just a 16- year-old at a party. she was so much more than that.

jessica oh, 9news. police described the suspect as hispanic in his late teens early 20s . they say he may have a nose ring and glasses. it is also possible he left in a red sedan. if you know anything, you are asked to call metro denver crime stoppers. 720-943-stop. donald trump will rally in lo jet centers of c c. he got stuck in july in a hotel elevator and firefighters rescued him. then he criticized the fire marshal for capping attendance at his rally. and hillary clinton will join president obama for a caucus dinner in washington dc. he claimed she doesn't support the second amendment.

police in new jersey to cancel a 5k charity race for marines. the bomb went off in a plastic garbage can this morning. no one was hurt. runners would have been passing the area right at the time except for the start of the racer was delayed. no arrests have been made p. it was called a serious act of violence. a man in jefferson county likely thought this was the last time he would see his showed someone hopped out and stole bell's truck from the highway. the truck has already been recovered. officers are still looking for the men who took it. both in the metro denver and nationwide. the full side ford thefts top vehicle thefts. it is back to the rose medical center after reports of a man with a gun.

or victims. they went on lockdown sever hours after a 911 call about shots fired in the area. police have not confirmed if shots were actually fired. a department spoke person said officers are in the process of sending the case over to investigators. did you hear anybody howling last night? maybe it was because of this. the hour vest moon filled the sky last night. just absolutely beautiful. a stunning time lapse of it rising over phoenix with planes landing in the foreground. it is the full moon closest to the start thursday. we should all have views all weekend long of the nearly full moon. conditions tonight, a lot calmer compared to all the hail and lightning. severe weather passed over parts of the eastern plain this afternoon. danielle grant is tracking where the storms are headed in her main forecast coming up in about ten minutes. a traveling memorial that honors the sacrifices made during the vietnam war is in colorado one more day. a version of the vietnam

provided by furniture row. it is slightly smaller than the original in washington dc. the local rotary club and several of the organizations worked for two years to bring the wall here to colorado. a closing ceremony begins 3:00 p.m. on sunday. the paralympics wrap up tomorrow. so far, team usa has captured 105 medals total. one of them was won by fair play's sophia she won the 100-meter, breaststroke. riley boyd placed seventh in that race. colorado sent 13 athletes. congratulates to all of them. >> i'm so glad it is going on. >> and it is so neat that they are from colorado. the effects of a damaged pipeline are about to trickle down to millions of motorists. how much experts estimate the prices will go up at the pump.

>> according to the national world war ii museum, there are less than a thousand world war ii veterans left. more of them die every single

of them and show you how his family and complete strangers honor him. here is 9news's noel brennan. >> he was amazing. >> reporter: every day, another family comes together. >> that was him in the 40s. >> reporter: to remember a carefree kid in uniform with a crooked hat and smile. >> a goofy smile. [ laughter ] that's him. >> reporter: jacqueline greenbaum loved her grandfather water wolf. >> what's that? >> shrapnel. like pieces of a bomb. that was in his shoulder. >> another member greatest generation lost. >> pieces of bomb? >> yeah. >> he actually stormed the beaches in normandy during world war ii. >> reporter: a few blocks away, cathy goldstein reflects on the life of a man she never met. >> this is is a world war ii veteran. there is nothing more important than you can do than be here there his family. >> reporter: kathy is a patriot

stitched on her vest. >> two good friends of mine lost their son. >> reporter: and tattooed on her arm. >> every time someone reads their name, they remember. >> men who served. >> he didn't get back. he didn't come home. >> reporter: men who served. men who sacrificed. men who kathy honors. >> that's why i do what i do. i do >> reporter: today, kathy rides for walter wolf and his family. >> okay. good morning. i'm so very sorry. >> on behalf of the patriot guard riders, these are condolence notices from all

present you with. we appreciate his service and the sacrifice so more much. please know that. it means the world for us to be here. >> reporter: every day, another walter wolf is lost. >> i'm lucky to have him as long as i did and to be able to talk to him. and just know him. and know him well. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: kathy knows each and every walter wolf should be honored. >> somebody needs to ret and, say good-bye. >> reporter: in parker, noel brennan, 9news. >> thank you noel. walter wolf was awarded the bronze star and purple heart among others. he was a gifted artist and desteiner. he passed away last saturday in oregon but his family gathered here to honor his life. he was 93 years old. few people would blast off over a canyon just for their

man evel knievel like braum. he piloted a rocket across the snake river canyon. yesterday, his evil spirit rocket landed a quarter mile over on the other side of the canyon reaches speeds of up to 430 miles an hour. wow. a parachute helped him to land safely. congratulations to him. >> wow. >> amazing. gas prices will soon be going up for millions of pe leak in alabama. the colonial pipeline company's line one was severed spilling a quarter million gallons of gas. it delivers 40% of the east coast gasoline. the company has hundreds of people working on repairs. meantime, ships are helping transport fuel and tanker truck drivers are working overtime in atlas five state. >> i see a lot of scrambling behind the scenes.

are taking every pain they can to make sure the stations are filled with gasoline. >> gasbuddy.com estimates drivers affected in states could see increases anywhere from 5 to 20 cents a gallon. once the leak is fixed, analysts think prices should drop back down pretty quickly. all right, our last weekend of the summer. guess what? it is going to end on a warm, warm note. >> highs pick up tomorrow. plus, danielle will tell us when our forecast flirts again with the 90-degree temperature

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>> the final weekend of the season and mother nature the bringing her a game it has been a fantastic day in the metro area. in the western slope and the high country as wellful maybe you are thinking about an adventure. colors, the fall leaves, do it. now is the time. this is the view out there at the loveland ski area. no snow to speak up, but blue skies. tough to find any cloudsment it has been a spectacular day. if you are head today the rockies game, temperatures are looking line. in the mid 70s . upper 60s . tonight i can say i'm not anticipating any rogue thunderstorms to be pushing into downtown denver.

similar setup across the western slope as well. really it has been a pleasant day across the state. aside from the eastern plains that had to deal with a couple of storms. right now, we are at 77 out at the airport. plenty of sunshine with the winds now out of the knot about 10 miles an hour. in the 9 backyard, pretty comfortable. 77. you can see not a lot of action for most of the state. however, if you live in southeast colorado, you are sitting under that severe thunderstorm watch un 10:00 tonight. the showers and thunderstorms winding down. we had a line that went through parts of northeast colorado. now it is all cooking. parts of nebraska and kansas. severe thunderstorm warnings in place until about 6:45. so, tonight, here in town, we are with mostly clear skies. overnight lows cooling off to the upper 40s . the winds still going to be a little breezy out there. 40s and 50s out to the eastern plains. colorado springs, 30s up in the mountains and get a load of this.

fantastic. by 11:00 p.m., we will be left with a few clouds out there toward burlington. then things will be pretty dry around here. the one caveat to the forecast, with it being so hot and dry is high fire danger. we are looking at red flag warnings in place for northern colorado through fort collins, parts of boulder county, jackson county, through about 11:00 p.m. tomorrow. the wind gusts picking up quite a bit. around 40 miles an hourand it is so dry. 15%. here in the denver metro area. we have quicked up a quarter of an inch. we should be closer to half an inch for this time of the year. and this time of the month too. about 85 tomorrow. we will have plenty of sunshine out there. sunset coming at 7:02. and in between that sunrise and sunset, you will feast your eyes on nothing but sunshine. it is close to 90 degrees in sterling and wray will hit the 90s . across southeast colorado with 70s and 70s . it should be pleasant. up in the mountains if you are

springs, georgetown, upper 70s . all that sunshine. and the gusty winds as well. maybe you will be out there tailgating for the broncos. colts game. it looks fantastic. the kickoff is right there. we will be sitting in the low 08s . mid 80s mid game. and it is still going to be a warm one when the guys come off the field. there it is. there we are close to 90 on monday. oh, it is going to be a hot one until we look at wednesday, thursday. the numbers cool offer ever so slightly we are finally feeling a little bit more like fall around here. with the chance for a few showers and thunderstorms. from colorado's sports leader. here is aaron matas. >> good evening, colorado and michigan. everyone spent a lot of time remembering the crazy hail mary touchdown pass of 1994 when the buffs shock first-degree wolverines at the final second. but cu was hopeing to make new memories and the magic ran out.

performance by the buffs. sefo liufau to devin ross. no trouble there. 7-0, cu. still in the first quarter. the blitz. derek mccartney with his grandpa in attendance. the buffs had a lot of struggling teaming. michigan just beginning. kenny had the time to punt on this one. but directly into the back of his own wolverines took over in great field position. they would score. then a injured sefo liufau. 70-yard touchdown to shaye fields. the buffs were back on top. but it was all bad from there. he tried but couldn't continue. an ankle injury. his day was done. and another special team's disaster. ayesed this game. peppers took a punt back. 54 yards to make it 45-28, michigan. the fourth ranked wolverines

17-point loss at the big house. no quarterback controversy next week for colorado state. colin hill is going to get another start. but true freshmen took over the rams offense. and what a performance he put on at hugh stadium. hill and csu taking on northern colorado in fort collins. the 18-year-old, his first collegiate touchdown in the first quarter. a little two-yard hookup with elroy masters jr. hill doing it he is off. he would just pile it on from there. going to connect with johnson, ten yard score. hill threw for four touchdowns, rushed for one. and the rams beat the bears 47- 21. josh allen threw three touchdown passes. wyoming's victory over uc davis today. the first one, a connection with tanner gentry, wyoming

broncos and colts sunday afternoon in denver. indianapolis coming off a loss. they are about the last team denver fans should want to see. that is because andrew luck and company have had the better of the broncos 3-1 lifetime is luck against denver. he was phenomenal a week ago despite the loss throwing for 385 yards and four touchdowns. >> i think they are just a good team. you know. they match up against us well. at the end close games. it always comes down to the end. we are out there battling. you know, andrew luck is a great player. he has great players around him. he is their main guy. we have to control him and we will be fine. >> first, the hail came forcing the rockies to run field last night against san diego. and after the weather delay. dan well descalso walked them off. they completed the comeback win over the padres. the shot to dead center proved

>> you know, we really needed this one. a tough series in arizona. to come back in this one ... [ cheers and applause ] yeah. coming back in this one after that delay, it was a good win for us. >> rookie camp for the avalanche involves a couple of scrimmages this weekend. avalanche prospects taking on san jose's young players in westminster. chris vigra, played for the avalanche last year. he scored in the first period last year's top pick, meko renonin. the avalanche beat the sharks final score 4-1. and team usa's opener at the world cup of hockey was a dud. it was all team europe. how does this happen? a two on o. jonathan quick didn't have a chance. leon into the opening net. europe beat the americans final score 3-0. so they now have to play team canada.

their tournament is over. >> a dud you say. >> it was a complete dud.

>> stick right here, because football is on next. >> that's all she has been talking about. >> thanks for watching.

you're watching notre dame football on nbc, presented by verizon. >> very excited about going down game. it's a ralry game for us. >> what does an opponent like michigan state tell you about your team? >> michigan state will play that game with themental and full toughness. >> should be ready to play. should be a great football game. >> 119 years. not many things in sports, not many things in america, last that thing. >> michigan state/the fighting