evacuate, evacuate, evacuate. evacuate, evacuate, evacuate. >> that's the message to millions of people as hurricane matthew's just hours away from

police allows them to track social media posts, tonight the aclu wants to know how it's used. [ cheering and applause ] >> it's been over a month since detective dan brite was shot, tonight something to celebrate. >> we're here to educate children and we're talking about what we would do if somebody came in and tried to kill them? >> enough is enough for these colorado educators, they no there's something terrible that happens at school. 9news starts now. tonight florida is bracing for impact as the winds from hurricane matthew grow stronger. the massive category 4 hurricane is hugging the coast lien and has not made land -- coastline and has not made landfall at this point.

devastating effect on three states, especially for those who refuse to get out. reporter vicente arenas has the story. >> the governor of florida said it's here and it's a monster. we can already see downed power lines, arcing wires, evacuations ordered in many parts of florida, georgia and south carolina. at dia tonight all flights to steps like orlando, fort lauderdale and miami have been canceled. at miami international it looks like a ghost parts of west palm beach have also been shut down as the state prepares for more than a foot of rain. the category 4 storm is also expected to produce a massive storm surge in some places. >> the storm will kill you. time is running out. >> reporter: hundreds of fema disaster workers are being deployed along with water, cots and food. more than 1 million people have been told to evacuate in florida. >> i've had 10 million calls from my son. so i'm really trying to get

>> reporter: the massive storm is expected to be among the worst to hit florida's east coast. still some people are refusing to evacuate worrying emergency workers. >> i don't lean toward bravado, but i talked to my detective captain and told him do you have body bags? are you prepared for mass casualties because if people do not leave and we get 140-mile an hour wind gust in some of our mobile >> reporter: in south carolina people were preparing for matthew's fierce wind. in some places storm surge is the biggest concern. >> what we're expecting with storm surge, lping pele wh are sick and infirmed, we just have more things to do, having to track down those that should be evacuated per the governor's orders anyway. >> reporter: in georgia all the lanes on this interstate have been converted to lead out of savannah which is under

hurricane matthew heads further north. more than 100 people were killed as matthew roared across the caribbean. wind and storm surge damage is expected from georgia to the carolinas. matthew arrived and it will be a long night in florida. >> it will. now let's get to matthew's path. meteorologist danielle grant is keeping an eye on this storm. where is it headed now? >> a tonight in the fact the national hurricane center positioned this storm ever so slightly east of the florida peninsula, so thing looking a little better, but still this is a beastly storm and you can see the eye still about 100 miles away from the coastline of eastern florida. right now still considered a category 4 storm, winds sustained at 130 miles. it just stays parallel across the coastline but still within 60 miles of that eye in either direction you're going to find hurricane force winds.

of florida, georgia and into the carolinas will be looking at damaging effects from this system. saturday afternoon it is downgraded to a cat 2 as it starts to roll into north carolina. a very interesting track as it shifts south and potentially curling around to the southwest by sunday evening. of course, the storm surge will be tremendous. walls of water will be pushing through these states as well as just the many locations from jacksonville up through charleston anywhere between 9 to 12 inches of water with localized amounts up to about 15 inches of water. you can see this is a view of all the different computer models that we look at. a couple models take the storm to the north and east out to sea while others, ryan, are pulling this storm system back to the southwest making that loop into florida which could potentially mean a one two punch for folk down there.

we'll check in with you later, thanks. is it a way to solve crime or a violation of privacy? the denver police department has new software that allows it to track social media posts coming from any given location. it is legal. however, the aclu wants clarification on how police plan to use it. 9news reporter dan grossman joins us now. through this is a previous abuse of power case involving dpd. >> it traces back to 2003 when the aclu sued dp of these accusations. back then officers tracked people who attended peaceful protests and labeled them as criminal extremist even though they were participating in peaceful pres. denver settled the lawsuit and agreed -- protests. den settled the lawsuit and agreed they would -- denver settled the lawsuit and agreed they would only put people under surveillance if they committed a crime.

violence once in her lifetime, yet in 2002 she found herself hooked to a piece of paper labeling her as a criminal extremist. >> there's a considerable amount of misinformation in these files. >> reporter: according to the aclu all she did was attend a protest. >> people are going to be more hesitant to express their first amendment rights. >> reporter: mark silverstein filed a class action suit then. he's curious if he'll have to do the same with denver's newest investigative software restricts the use of this software? we need to know what's going on. >> reporter: the purchase was submitted in march approved under the pretense that it had helped investigations in both the boston marathon bombing and shootings. the gray area comes on what grounds can police begin to target certain people on social media? >> the focus right now appears to be to require reasonable suspicion in order to use surveillance of the social media sites of political

is it appropriate to identify certain people as threats simply by searching a political movement's hashtag such as black lives matter? the 2002 ruling would suggest no. >> i would hope that there would be a detailed policy spelling out what limits will be placed on denver police officers. >> reporter: silverstein and 9news are awaiting the release of that policy from police. denver police released a statement today to 9news saying in part they use the that may assist with the prevention of violent acts and criminal activity." the aclu said they don't want to impinge on people's privacy. they said they'll release it in the next few days. so we'll wait and see. a man shot and killed by

people with a swordlike weapon on the campus of cu boulder has been identified. brandon simmons threatened a person in a parking lot and then went inside. police confronted him inside a stairwell. they say he was shot when he refused to drop his weapon. douglas county detective dan brite spent about a month at parker hospital after being shot. he received a warm sendoff today. brite was at the september 2nd. hospital workers lined the hallways and cheered as he was wheeled out of the hospital today. he'll continue his rehabilitation in craig. he and his wife christine released a statement thanking the community that reads in part, "we have seen goodness, kindness and loves in ways we never could have imagined. the outpouring of support, donations and prayers tremendously helped us through this difficult time. from the bottom of our hearts we thank you for your continued

who shot and killed a suspect last month will be awarded a medal of valor. deputy terry james was fully justified in defending herself last month. investigators say adrian schaffer fired at the deputy as she approached him in her vehicle in longmont september 10th. she fired back. schaffer later died. the sheriff's office said her quick reaction saved her life and possibly live of others nearby. the deputy is expected to return to duty soon. next summer the claire davis act takes effect. claire died in a school shooting at arapahoe high school in 2013. staff at dozens of schools in colorado are getting training in how to handle a violent situation. earlier this year 9wants to know discovered that some colorado schools have not trained for an active shooter, don't know how or wouldn't tell us if they did. it's only fair several months later we follow up. 9news reporter anastasiya

colorado where several districts are coming together to prepare for what they hope never happens. >> are there any students that you have in mind that would be interested in this sort of club? >> reporter: 20 years ago people probably didn't think a club like this was necessary. it's called rachel's club, an anti-bullying efforts. educators also couldn't imagine 20 years ago they'd be training to act in case a shooter came society has gotten to that point where we have to prepare for. this. >> reporter: bayfield high school librarian jennifer lighthauser jokes she's older than she looks. >> i thought this is crazy. we're here to educate children and we're talking about what we would do if somebody came in and tried to kill them. >> reporter: she likely recommends the feelings of more than a few educators. >> we're doing the best we can

because of insistence of parents like john michael keys. keys is doing a job never thought he'd be doing 20 years ago. he teaches school safety as part of his work for the i love u guys foundation, named for the last text his daughter emily sent before being killed in a school shooting 10 years ago. >> it can happen anyone. >> reporter: today he teacs what he calls train the trainer. >> really act as a force multiplier making sure students, staff, first reon understand what's going on. >> reporter: to keys it's not about how many people are here. >> the real police station is to light a fire and -- the real mission is to light a fire and if it works in their community, there are free resources and a website to make it happen. >> reporter: the i love u foundation is working with the insurance company for schools in colorado that officers training for its members including more courses on how to keep students safe.

that starting next summer makes schools liable for safety. >> we can legislate this and mandate, that but if we don't have somebody boots on the ground who is willing to take this as a cause and make it happen, then all the mandating is just that. it's a checklist. >> i feel a moral responsibility to step up and make a difference. >> reporter: kathleen morris believes in training. she coordinates it for nine districts in southwest colorado. >> why wait till we're all traumatized by an event and we difference. >> reporter: the kindness club is part of preventing in hopes the training is never needed. near durango anastasiya bolton, 9news. >> this year the colorado school district self-insurance pool will pay for training for as many as 75 districts. the train that crashed into a terminal station in new jersey last week was going twice the speed limit when it hit. federal investigators say the engineer did hit the emergency

impact. last thursday's crash killed one person on the platform and injured over 100 others. the day recorders show the train heading toward the platform at 8 miles an hour but then accelerated to 21 miles an hour just before hitting the platform. the speed limit is 10 miles an hour. today the new jersey transit announced a new rule for commuter trains. a conductor will be required to join the engineer whenever a train pulls into the hoboken terminal or atlantic station. last week the engineer was alone. he told investigators the train was traveling about 10 miles an hour but says he has no memory of the crash itself. we are about a month from election day now. colorado's senate race incumbent incompetent moo l bennett is ahead up against -- incumbent michael bennet is ahead up blican

way that's negatives. to me it's about leading and -- negative. to me it's about leading and -- >> reporter: where would you compromise? >> on the defense issue making sure we have our military prepared, trained and equipped to be able to do the job, when you start thinking of issues of energy independence, look, we are in colorado. we should be leading on this issue. we support all forms of energy and i think that's something we should be proud of. >> when it comes to infrastructure, higher education, the fiscal condition of the country, i think there's a 75% consensus yes on a whole bunch of thing. the question is how to carry that consensus to d.c. i believe i've done that over the last seven years and if i get the chance to go back, i'll continue to. >> you can watch boat interviews on the rocky mountain pbs website our mpbs.org. tuesday you can watch the candidates go head to head in a live debate.

will moderate at 7:00 on channel 20 and 9news.com. a denver marine listed as missing in action for decades will finally get a proper burial, what it took to bring him home. >> as medicine advances, so do lifespans, but experts say there's a limit for life expectancy. >> danielle has the chilly forecast next. >> reporter: look at the grimace on trevor siemian's face and tell me if he's

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this weekend a denver marine missing in action since world war ii will be buried with full military honors. last year the remains of private first class vossmer and 35 other marines were recovered. his remains and the others were transferred to hawaii in september for identification. he will be buried next to his parents. services begin at 11 a.m. and are open to the public. people live longer and longer with advances in medicine and healthier lifestyles. however, there is a limit. scientists at the albert einstein college of medicine says human medicine has a

have reached. they calculate the average maximum lifespan of 115 years with an absolute limit of 125. the oldest living person in history died in 1997 at age 122. experts say humans should focus more on improving the quality of life rather than extending how long they will live. there are a few thing back to the future movie made us really -- things back to the future movie made us really want, the hover bo high tops. you can win a pair. nike is raffling the mag shoes. they have embedded white laces that electronically cinch at the press of a button, neon lights at the side and heel. to enter go to nike.com/mag or make a $10 donation to the

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leader here's drew soicher. >> hi, everybody. broncos linebacker von miller admitted today that he is a thief. miller says all those incredible moves he uses while rushing the passer are stolen from other great sack artists he's studied. in fact, von claims all the biggest muscle men in the nfl share secrets and plagiarize from one another. >> a sack is a sack. i'm going to get sacks. they're going to get sacks. you really can't stop that. i think you befi really sharing your knowledge and trying to be the best players you can possible be. it's a copycat league. if it works, people will do it. it's a smart community of pass rushers that speak the same language. it's a beautiful thing to be a pass rusher in the national league. broncos quarterback trevor siemian threw a football this morning for the first time since sunday, but as 9news broncos insider mike klis shows

he's in agony. >> reporter: everyone likes trevor siemian. his teammates are hoping he'll be there sunday against atlanta. gary kubiak said he's planning on it. siemian told people he wants to be there and yet today the signs are a little stronger than paxton lynch will get his chance. here we are one more day closer to game time and it's another y when trevor siemian didn't practice during the team drills and it was another day when the rookie reps and so gary kubiak has another week when he's leaning on two quarterbacks to start. kubiak is getting used to this. >> it is different for each of them because one of them is getting the majority of the reps. the other one is getting it in the classroom through the walk- throughs and those type of things. i think the biggest thing is you just keep moving forward. i've got confidence in both of them. the team has confidence in both of them. we don't stop what we're doing and keep confidence in what

week kubiak said he prefers siemian to start against the high powered atlanta falcons and it's possible because his injury is to his left nonthrowing shoulder, but it's one thing to get the shoulder healthy, another for that shoulder to get hit on sunday. that could set him back a week or two. besides from what we saw last sunday at tampa bay, lynch can handle it. mike klis, 9news. ism 1 good baseball playoff game tonight, one stinker -- offgame tonight, one stinker. indians beat the red sox belting three homers in the 3rd inning including one nearly caught by the yellow mustard guy! indians win 5-4. please hold the onions. the blue jays beat the rangers in game one of their series. hey, there's tulo! former rockies star troy tulowitzki had three hits including the first bases

history. toronto wins 10-1. still of the night comes from ontario, canada, where e visitors bench at niagra ice dogs game has a picture of ice dog babies on it in the still of the night. they also have another one that has little ballerinlegs with pink tutus on them. it's awesome. >> i love that idea. >> how long do yo still photographer waits all night long for them to line up. please 1 more inch over. got it. >> they have no idea what's going on. cold here, but all of the focus weatherwise at least is on the east coast, especially florida, south carolina and georgia. danielle grant joins us from the weather center. >> i just wanted to show you guys this awesome shot, just gorgeous pictures out there up in the high country earlier this morning of all this

and, of course, mother nature reminding us it's still fall up in the mountains, too and the foothills, dave masters capturing this great shot of those gold aspen leaves with the snowfall on top in evergreen. tonight we're cooling off dramatically, upper 20s in idaho springs, silverthorne, leadville, estes park. around the metro area 30s and 40s and cooling off more so along the i-76 corridor. at the airport 37, the wind quieting down allowing our significantly, wind chill 32. tonight temperatures will be down to about 31, widespread freeze across much of eastern colorado with those clear skies and quiet calm winds means great radiational cooling overnight. you can see the numbers from fort collins south towards springfield and trinidad hugging that freezing mark with cooler temperatures in the mountains. the freeze warning will be in place along i-25 until 9:00 tomorrow morning. we have frost advisories in

nebraska and kansas. just kind of keep this in mind. tomorrow morning you'll want to head out with a good coat. by afternoon you might not need it as temperatures should have warmed up significantly. we are watching our cold front from earlier this morning now into parts of the midwest with some very heavy rain showers, some severe storms in parts of the midwest through missouri, the southeastern side of kansas and through oklahoma as well. around colorado our storms really starting to fizzle out, maybe a le south central colorado but all eyes really have bankrolls the atlantic and, of course, hurricane -- have been across the atlantic and, of course, hurricane matthew. this storm is so close to the florida coastline. however, the national hurricane center is now indicating they believe this storm system is actually just going to cruise up and hug the coastline before it potentially moves into atlanta and the carolinas within the next day or so. around here in colorado tonight

tomorrow morning we wake up to clear skies out to the west, a little bit of patchy fog along the far eastern plains, maybe a little bit sneaking into weld county early tomorrow morning, but it will be a very, very cold start to the day. by afternoon with all that sunshine and the clear skies our temperatures warm up dramatically. by 10:00 tomorrow night once again mostly clear skies here in town. tomorrow about 65, so certainly warmer an afternoon. daytime highs potentially low 70s across the far eastern plains with 50s in the mountains. it should be mild to the west in grand junction south to the four corners. 40s and 50s across the foothills and in the mountains with mid- to upper 60s around the i-25 corridor and in northern colorado enough of the same after a very chilly start to the day. we'll have plenty of sunshine

the rain early this morning is starting to shift to the north and east making way for high pressure. this is building in right in time for the weekend, so warmer and drier weather coming our way. for the weekend we return to the 70s saturday and sunday, close to 80 monday with potentially a few showers by tuesday. we'll cool thing off ever -- things off ever so slightly and the rest of next week

the latest on hurricane matthew is nearly 100,000 people are without power now in florida. that number is expected to go up. >> yup. certainly going to have to keep

make landfall there in florida. we will update on matthew tomorrow morning on 9news starting at 4:30. thanks for watching!