we need to become smarter and a little more sophisticated with our fundraising efforts. we know that an event-based fundraising model may not be the best way to push and drive revenue. >> the president wouldn't say why she resigned but it was sudden and the board forced her out. komen colorado says race for the cure will miss its fundraising goal full disclosure 9news is a partner and sponsor of race for the cure for many years. our breast cancer awareness efforts continue. the most anticipated debates of the week. mike pence, tim kaine, the thrilla in

yeah, that's tonight. 7:00. 9news. and pretty much every other channel. >> it's if a municipality or state wants to ban fracking, i can understand that. >> that was donald trump talking to this guy, our politics man, a couple months ago, when he seemed to take democrats' position on the idea of local so donald trump, back in town, rounded up a bunch of oil executives in a conference room in downtown denver. this pesky guy shows up once more, trump is trying to smooth everything over in terms of his position on this key issue. >> fracking bans in different cities would take away their mineral rights and impose a threat to their very business. i can't tell you what if anything trump had to say about it. the press was only allowed to watch the first few minutes of the

campaign cleared out and the group was able to meet in private. one of the execs did raise the issue of local fracking bans and said costs for the straer going up. some sources in the industry tell me that it was really the end of a local controlled discussion, and also they're pretty comfortable that trump is on their side of the issue. trump k find a microphone, and last we heard on the topic is what he said to us. and i want to include what we asked him. >> a couple city ofs here where the voters said they wanted to ban or put a pause on fracking in their city limits. they weren't allowed to do it by the courts. however you feel about fracking -- >> i'm in favor of fracking but i think that voters should have a big say in it. there are some areas that maybe don't want to have fracking. if the voters are

town? >> it could very well be. but fracking is something that we need, that's here, whether we like it or not about. but if a municipality or a state wants to ban fracking, i can understand that. >> some in of his campaign have tried to walk that statement back. haven't third degree from the horse's mouth. >> davis said trump misspoke then restate the his position. meeting with the oil and gas execs, where is trump on fracking? we just showed you everything wean. >> fantastic. we're sorry we couldn't convince gary johnson to appear. but brandon was able to catch up with him at his rally in parker and got an earful. >> a lot of voters have bought into the 2-party system.

>> 50% of americans when they go to register to vote, are registering as independents! where is their representation? i am leading among independents in this country right now. i'm really proud of that. i think i'm representing the majority of americans in this country. >> quick fact-check on that. gary johnson is not leading among independents in this country as he claimed. not close. two polls of likely voters, 13% of independent voters were for johnson. johnson is passionate but leading among independents he is not. the brush fire in the beulah valley continues to grow more slowly today though. 2,000 people are evacuated from that area southwest of pueblo. no containment at this point and no

return home. 9 news viewers are getting personalized weather reports on hurricane matthew from a viewer in haiti. bob this is with a group from summit church in centennial, and the first person to use the hashtag #heynext to kag a campaign. they have chosen to stay on through the sxhushg is see if they can be helpful with disaster relief. boarded up some windows, they hunkered down. they're planning on helping with any flooding issues that crotch up result of this storm and will try to fly back to colorado on sunday. is the a-line working today? our beloved train to the plane? sort of. there are some minor delays this morning, 10 to 15-minute stuff. r, d tweeted to people on the train that it was a result of communication issues. you know

ridiculously photogenic rtd stock photo guy! they tweet a photo of this guy about once a day. today, news of the meeting tomorrow in highlands ranch about proposed winter service changes. he's like hey girl, want to did to a meeting about public transit service changes? grab some coffee after? talk about the importance of multimobile transportation? oh, yeah. big news today, if you watched the local tv news, it is snowing in colorado. enough so that i-70 was closed between silverthorne and georgetown for an hour this morning. depending on how exciting we're trying to make it on tv, it is either an spiral routine snow skwaurl or breaking news! freak fall snow storm paralyzes the interstate! we are dedicated to complete coverage, meaning we'll cover everyone else's complete

weather event, and you can play along at home. there's a bingo card on the facebook page. here's what you need to collect to win. >> reporter: everyone needs the center square. check that off after you hear someone on the news raise their voice over less than an inch of snow. top left, the white stuff. no one's gonna say it on top center, inane driving tip like slow down in the snow! thanks tv news! i hadn't thought of that! top right! a recently transplanted tv reporter expresses wonder at the fact that it snows in colorado in october. genuine child-like wonder. tougher square to find irk think you can do it.

people running at the park in their shorts. two hours and 4,000 feet away in elevation, it's snowing, as if that is somehow unusual. bottom left, someone on tv tells you to winterize your sprinklers! as if your plan was to just leave them on and create artistic ice sculpt urs all over your yard. bottom middle, countdown to ski season! tv news loves its countdown! we'll countdown to anything. and the bottom right square, when the tv news tries to dress 5-year-old! wear a coat! why is there a military helicopter at an elementary school in broomfield? dena tweeted this this morning. can we find out what this is about?

creepy clown stuff out of control? no clowns, members of the colorado national guard. the guard came by centennial elementary school in broomfield this morning for red ribbon week, talking to kids about the importance of staying drug-free. because you can't fly the helicopter. they landed on elementary school property because they can, and i'm sure the kids got a kick out of if. >> i'm wearing a tie. first time for me ever there's a good reason. real men wear pink to raise money and awareness about breast cancer during the month of october. the person i'm doing it in memory of did not have breast cancer but i want you to hear the full reason. >> reporter: edge clep college is gatd, you don't learn much about what you're doing until you set foot in a real newsroom. in champagne illinois i was a

dave taught me how to be accurate and not just sound like a guy on tv. the most important lesson benefits grace. in late 2013, dave was anchoring and the teleprompter was gibberish. doctors would later diagnose it aggressive brain cancer. >> they were counting the rest of his life in months >> reporter: dave didn't like sharing his health updates, not because he was embar was worried his story was distract people from the stories of the countless others in the community struggling with cancer too. we lost dave last year, and i chose him for this. why pick someone with brain cancer for a fundraiser about breast cancer? remember, dave taught me to be accurate. according to the american cancer society, an estimated 4,000 women in colorado will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year.

want you to focus on him. he'd want you thinking about them. >> there's a reason i'll be in pink during october. on a lighter note i did find out that my competition in this, guy from the bachelor! ben higgins. >> the guy my wife thinks is cute. >> that just about everybody else thinks is cute. i got him beat on physique, i think, but -- >> we're that. thanks. it's a sign that denver is full of kind neighbors. and the city will take your money if

first tuesday, first friday, i forgot to sign up for the reminders on the city's website. there won't always be a sign like this. thanks to kind neighbors warning that the street sweeping monster coming! neighbors helping neighbors saving each oth >> reporter: this is what a tuesday in october looks like in colorado's high country. beautiful conditions up there. we are monitoring the wind. blustery out of the north. we'll go even cooler by the time this week is out. our high below average for a change, our coolest day of the week will be thursday. enough cold air that some of the foothill areas may

wednesday into thursday. an overnight freeze warning has been posted. tender plants, vej tapes will feed some protection. you will see a freezing mix up in the high country if you're travelling i-70 late tonight or thunderstorm. a wintry mix on the i-70 corridor between vail and the grand junction area. mid-30s in the city tonight. not exactly a warm day tomorrow but a comfortable day. temperatures in the midst0s wednesday night, mixing with snow thursday morning above 6,000 feet. into the weekend with sunshine and 70s as the broncos take the field. and the pictures in the high country still coming in. a shootout to sarah thomas in conifer. she is swimming 81.8 miles without stopping without resting, without napping. 82 miles along the utah/arizona

hours. her friends and family are keeping track of her on a fancy gps map which she warns may look like she's on land but it's just the water level changing orlando the shore. only gets a standard swim suit, ear plus, goggles. she cannot touch the bode and no one else can touch her. she's been training m done by thursday night. to keep her fueled, her crew tosses her food and water bottles that are full of protein shakes. there's a young girl in castle rock named hailey.

>> i need to turn the page. >> hailey is a first grader. she loves reading. >> she likes books. and i'm hailey's mom. she was born with a rar genetic condition, cardiofaciocue tainious syndrome. >> we meant her to feel like every other student in her class. i'm first grade teacher. >> because she is not communicate with her words, you can see it with her eyes work her smile. >> just like any other kid. she needs friends and she needs to have her buddies at school that she likes to play with or sit with or read with in this case. >> we call that read to someone. and that's where friends get to read with their other friends. >> she loves it. it's probably her favorite time of the day. >> the way they love her and

>> it's amazing. and it's encouraging to them because they want to get their work done so they can be hailey's helper. and i love that. >> we always wished for her to have a norm life, and to have friends. >> it's so nice to see hailey smile, and to see her enjoy the other kids cheering her on and speak to her. it heart. >> i can't help but smile when i see her, and her classmates, and being included. the guy behind this sign, a

our search for signs of this political season takes us up to windsor. you can't miss it, there is a big old fruchl sign -- trump sign. might be the biggest in colorado. and the tree is unfortunate the way it changes the -- shades changes the spelling. the newspaper said he and some friends have been using that real estate to put up political signs for at least five years. may i make a recommendation? this is where we point you toward something that isn't ours but is worth your time. what is your time worth after all? how many hours of your life have you wasted on work e-mail?

ask for the age when you start working, expect to retire, and the number of times you'll interrupt what you're doing to check your work inbox. it is soul-crushing. evil blue-looking horse, aliens, rtd's age, the airport has been a haven for conspiracy theorists now the airports happy to play along. there are tours with some recognizable tour guides. can't miss them. there's one. there's a facebook contest for a tour down in the subterranean lair of dia. an open-air film on the plaza.

the illuminati mouth piece blamed me for the conspiracy on next the other day. there were six different unusual sightings in that video. can you decide how many of them happened organically. keith montgomery's sense of humor is appreciated in any public official. a viewer decides to throw us some shade.

>> stereo checking back in with rob with his group from centennial, riding out the

terror. new details about the robbery that left her bound and gagged. >> all kim could keep on saying over and over again is please don't kill me. >> why her family is convinced it was an inside job. >> have you talked to kim? >> new brangelina divorce drama. >> you don't do that. >> why melissa etheridge is going off on angie. >> i was around when angelina was not doing nice things. >> plus, candace cameron bure's daughter after her breakthrough voice audition. >> it is very surreal. >> and kelly clarkson opens up

>> brutally honest about her struggle with having two kids in two years. >> she's dramatic, like her mom. yeah. she is a handful. ? now for october 4, 2016, this is "entertainment tonight?" >> kim kardashian's former bodyguard tells e.t. that the robbery in paris had to be an inside job. his worst fear that it could have become a sexual assault. a source close to kim says the reality star is absolutely traumatized and in shock. she was in hiding all day. where she is kanye ask staying. we spoke to a source close to kim. >> from what i'm told, what's unforgettable to her still was the gun which was put to her head by one of the intruders as she begged for her life. kim was bound at her hands and her feet and her mouth was