we begin with a breaking situation. a man with a machete is dead after getting shot by police on the c.u. boulder campus.

threatening people with that machete near champion center around 9:15 this morning. officers showed up and told the man to drop his weapon. they said he refused so police fired and killed that man. the suspect's identity has not been released. right now, police researching students to call their loved ones and let them know they're safe. no one else was injured. a deadly and destructive storm could be heading for the u.s. right blamed for at least 11 deaths. it's heading towards southern bahamas. cruise ships are being steered out of its way as people board up, buy food, and prepare for arrival. it's left a path of destruction. here's a look at the impact. >> reporter: we have seen more rain in port-au-prince but a swath of haiti is cut off from ? [ music ] casing so the full extent of

it's the strongest storm to hit hay any more than 50 years. matthew is slam into the eastern tip of cuba overnight and the bahamas and eastern u.s. is threatened and evacuations are planned in south carolina. >> for those wondering if you should leave or not, i will tell you if you do not leave, you're putting a law enforcement officer or national guardsman's life on the line when they have to go get you. >> the death toll is at least eight in the caribbean and eight organizations are scrambling to the southwestern part of haiti and will assess the damage as a klein effort begin in the rest of haiti. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, port- au-prince. >> so many people still recovering from the last disaster years ago. president obama was briefed at fema headquarter and is

disaster. fema has supplies and people on the ground in the states affected. the president has been scheduled to campaign for hillary clinton in florida but changed ambulances because of the strength and size of the storm. in south carolina, alone, more than 1 million people are ordered to evacuate coastal areas. in florida, people are lining up some have chosen before hurricane matthew comes. mandatory evacuations are in place for two florida counties. governor rick scott said residents should not take chance been >> this is a dangerous storm and is never too early to evacuate. it is never too early to evacuate. if you live in a low-lying area on a barrier island or prone to flooding, you need to consider

don't wait for the order to do it. in the national hurricane center said matthew is centered in the bahamas, 115 miles south of long island. here's radar of the storm and we want to watch this. danielle grant has been watching this and tracking the storm. it's frightening when you hear people say "get out." >> this storm will be so cuba and bahamas and lining up across the seaboard. you can see it's a cat three and the potential to become a cat 4 in florida, georgia, carolinas before it potentially takes southerly turn as it weakens and will be the big

people the weekend closer to the u.s. and is a monstrous storm we will keep a close eye on, extreme winds, storm surge, you name it. it will be a gnarly one. the storm system sitting just north right now in the mountain inches closer overnight to bring us snowfall yet again. temperatures sluely warm to 60s, below average, increasing clouds and as the storm system push in overnight into tomorrow, that will cool us off, for sure sweater weather and for the weekend, complete 180. >> here's the thing. >> turn my heater on or not? >> i know, i did it last night. >> you did? >> blame my husband. he did it. but you'll need the a/c this weekend.

was their only chance to debate and boy, did they debate. the vice presidential candidate throws jabs while covering the most pressing topics last night. republican governor mike pence and democratic senator tim kaine squared off at longwood university. they were talking everything from national security to immigration and the economy and talked over a lot, too. you know it had to turn to the clinton's e-mail and donald trump's taxes. each defended their candidate vehement mentally. pence said america would be in danger if terrorists pose as refugees. >> hill lay lari and i will do immigration enforcement and vet refugees based on if they're dangerous or not, not based on discrimination from the country

>> completely -- [ overlapping conversation ] >> the director of the fbi or homeland security said we can't know for certain -- >> yes, we can. >> we don't let them in. >> another moment from the debate is impacting culture. an upset pence said, "you're whipping out that mexican thing many people use to it express mexican-american pride. both candidates are proud of how their running mates did. trump said pence looked great against tim kaine, saying pence won throughout the debate and criticized hillary clinton on national security and foreign

lucky to have tim kaine as her running mate. investigators believe terrorists could leave a violent attack on police officer in belgium. police blocked off an area in brussels where two were stabbed and one officer was stabbed in the neck and the attacker of breaking a third officer's nose. su and taken to the hospital. brussels has been on high alert is since the bombings that killed 32 in march. it's the third day in a trial of a man accused of killing his son by leaving anymore a hot car. justin harris didn't want to take care of his son any more, according to prosecutors. we're seeing dashcam video showing the scene. prosecutors showed in court. cooper was strapped in the back

and the temperature was 90 degrees, hotter inside the car it happened two years ago. the defense insists it was an accident and harris faces several charges including murder. a boulder county bus driver is under supervised probation for a crash that hurt four students. elizabeth burris was paid fines eight students were on the bus when it crashed. her lawyer said she was on a prescription and face several charges including vehicular assault and child abuse but took a plea deal. rocky flat. that used to be synonymous with the cold war and radioactive weapons and superfund site.

is the national wildlife refuge. fish and wildlife has been protecting since 2005 and has not been disturbed in decades. in early 2018, it plans to open up to hikers and mountain bike and horseback riders. there will be four public sharing sessions. groups like rocky flats downwinders argue the area is not safe. wildlife workekn to opening the site for recreation. >> we fully support the opinions of what it means to people but we support the cleanup effort and rely on them to inform us. >> it will understand how people lived in the area and hope to have results published

sounds nice, right? it's international walk to school day but walking wasn't quite enough. boulder decided to put their own spin on the day, including public transportation and this is the first time the city pushed that public transit aspect. events will happen throughout today at bus stops and stations in boulder, including prize, refreshments, promotions, free food, free chair massages, and discounts at there will be free rides on select routes. i've covered that. been lots of fun, kids having fun and eating snacks. can't beat that. what do you think about this? kings are men, queens are women -- always. well, that's what one school is telling a student who wants to be homecoming royalty. we'll tell you why it's a controversy. and meteorologist danielle grant is here with another look at the forecast right after the

hey, there, i'm danielle grant here in the 9 back yard where the sun is out and we it feels fantastic if you're in the sunshine. if you're in the shade, it will be a cool day with some cooler temperatures on tap tomorrow. right now overlooking city, a stunning start to the day and have the blue sky in the high country, loveland ski area. thank you for capturing this one. they have been going straight for 36 hours and working their magic doing snowmaking and looking fantastic.

a bit and have been gusty in the mountain, 20 to 30 miles per hour and coming off foothill in longmont and boulder in the range. we're holding onto 60s on i-76 but chill . mid-40s. winds out of the east-northeast and quiet wind and temperatures have been slow with the sunshine we have out that should quickly warm us up, mid-to-upper 60s in the metro, far eastern plain, 40 and 50s in northern mountains with 60s further south. right now a couple of nice showers cruising in across the western slope. this storm system is still cooking out there, parts of montana. they're really getting in on the accident as far as the snowfall goes but as this dips

capitalizing on the hi snow bands tonight. mostly cloudy skies, cooling off into the upper 30s and have ad advisory above 8,000 feet, 3 to 6 inches and we'll watch for some of the snowfall through 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. i think it should be a dry one for us and takes us to 11:00 p.m. when the snow comes 7:00 a.m.,, may be a wintry mix, depend on the metro area and no accumulation, rain and everything starts to clear out and are on our way and mid-to- upper 70s as we head there saturday and sunday. fantastic.

rod temperson, the british songwriter behind some of michael jackson's hit singles, has died. his music publisher said he died in nuggets last week following "a brief aggressive battle with cancer." he was 66. some works include "thriller," "rock the wall," and "rock with you." the family is planning a

be homecoming king but the school said no. the school rules said girls by birth are queen and boys by birth are kings. amanda cordova thinks it's wrong and said she's not transgender but does not relate to being a girl. >> i watch disney movies and i've always seen myself as a prince and never the queen. i see myself being, like, saving the queen. >> her hashtag #amandaforking, hoping to make a difference. her best friends are making ads, hoping for a royal rule change so people will watch that one. he's important news about a tool that can save your life. our money man matt granite will show us why you need this handy

the latest job numbers are out and they're lower than expected. employers added 154,000 jobs last month. that's down from 175,000 in the previous month. payroll processor adp says september was the slowest month for hiring since april and this is based on private businesses. experts predict they will show a more optimistic outlook on the economy. the unemployment rate expected to remain around 5%. this is a tool that could save you and your family if a fire breaks out. not only it is cheap but easy to you. matt granite is here to tell you all about it. >> reporter: great to be with you. in my hands your best friend in case of an emergency. it's very powerful but in a panic mode, we often aren't working this the way we should. this does it all, one push and you're good to go.

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you know you love them. pandas. here you go, panda video of the day. >> thank you. >> so cute. more than 150,000 tourists in china came to visit these black and white pandas during the giant panda day there, part of a national holiday. people took pictures, video, spent time looking at the panda and kids drew lots of picture and played ga what would you text? tell me what they eat. >> bamboo? >> i will go with that. >> i don't know. >> my niece, who's 10, loves panda. hers is named ban into. >> i think so. love it. they're so adorable. forecast is fantastic, mid- 60s. as we go towards tomorrow, we have the switch-up but this system is a one-hit wonder,

showers, and then sunshine from here on out. >> can't believe it. >> i'll bust out the nine-day -- >> there's an 80 in there? >> i know. >> what's going on? >> crazy october. >> i'll take sweat and flip- flops. thank you for being with us. have a great day and we'll see

was kim kardashian stalked before her terrifying armed robbery? >> the mystery man who reportedly tracked her every move. and is kim quitting her reality show? now on "extra" ? "extra" "extra"! > was tied up and robbed at gunpoint. new clues to the $11 million heist. who let the armed thieves into the armored apartment? did they strike knowing the bodyguard was off duty? stylist simone rushed to her rescue. ben stiller's public confession today, his battle with cancer. >> i didn't know what was going to happen. i was scared. >> melissa etheridge versus