don't freak out... you did not forget to pay your comcast bill. there was an outage for about 3 hours this morning... it's back up and running as of about 20 minutes ago...at least here in denver. according to twitter...se problems range from tv to phone to internet service. what a tuesday... now - rtd's a and b lines are experiencing outages. amelia - what does

all service is halted.. a bus bridge is in place for the entire line... if you can - rtd strongly recomments other means of transportation.. good morning...

cheryl is off this week. marty joins us, some pretty nice fall weather the last few days.

both colorado senate candidates...right here on 9 news. republican darryl glenn and democrat michael bennet are set to take the stage.. recently - glenn has flip flopped on his support for donald trump... and has said that bennet's voting record - is bad for colorado. bennet says - he's confident in his record - and says he is way more across the aisle than his opponent is.. kyle clark and brandon rittiman will be moderating... it starts at 7 tonight... you can watch it all on channel 20...and liv on 9 news dot com. and both presidential campaigns - are all over colorado this week. yesterday - democratic v-p nominee tim kaine was in denver...hosting a rally and concert with dave matthews. and eric trump - was in greenwood village for a small business roundtable... today - he'll be

greeley. hillary clinton will be in southern colorado tomorrow.. she'll be campaigning in pueblo. a colorado case involving ethnic slurs and their effect on one man's trial - is heading to the supreme court. tarhonda thomas breaks down what jurors had to say - and why some think a defendant did not get a fair trial.. gary, this original case unfolded in 2007. the defendant was accused of sexually harassing two teenage girls in aoo racing track. but, now, his lawyer says-- he was convicted... because of his race. today, the supreme court will hear an appeal from attorneys for "miguel angel pena-rodriguez." he was found guilty of two misdemeanor charges... and senteenced to two years on probabtion. he was also required to register as a sex offender. but the surpeme court could overturn that ruling-- due to juror bias. lawyers say-- after pena-rodriguez was convicted, his lawyers interviewed jurors. two of those jurors talked about another

likely committed the crime because he's mexican and-- quote "mexican men take whatever they want,"-- endquote. in the past-- the supreme court has been reluctant to overturn rulings based on private juror conversations. colorado courts ruled that private deliberations were not grounds of reviewing the conviction. that's why pena- ropdgiguez's lawyers took the case to the supreme court. justices will hear the case, today. corey-- we'll let you know when they make a decision. and samsung just can't catch a break... supreme court justices will hear arguments in the ongoing patent dispute between the world's top two smartphone manufacturers - samsung and apple. the two are arguing over how much samsung should pay apple - after copying part of the iphone's design. samsung has already paid 548- million... but that was just part of its liability. the justices have until next june - to make an official ruling. students in chicago will be in class

with district leaders - avoiding a strike. just before midnight..the chicago teachers union reached a "tentative agreement" with the country's third-largest district - avoiding what would have been the second major strike for chicago public schools - since 2012. part of the deal includes a four year plan - that would include cost of living increases for union members in its third and fourth year. the deal still has to be formally approved by the union and of members - but chicago's mayor and the union president agree - they're just happy to have nearly 400- thousand students in class today. less than an hour after the broncos suffered its first loss of the season sunday... an ambulance took head coach gary kubiak to the hospital. today - we have more details - on exactly what went wrong.. kubiak has been diagnosed with complex migraine condition - that causes extreme fatigue and body weakness. dr. randy james with the denver

average migraine symptoms can last from a few hours - to days - and can include weakness that mimics a stroke on one side of the body. if kubiak had some stroke-like symptoms, it's no wonder it was taken seriously -- especially since he had a mini-stroke on the football field back in 2013.. he was coaching the texans back then... in a statement - kubiak says he's special teams coach joe decamillis will be the team's interim head coach when the bronocs take on the chargers in san diego this thursday night. police are asking for help - finding someone involved in a fatal - and bizarre - hit and run. just before seven monday night - a dodge challenger was speeding on southbound colorado boulevard near 40th. police say it hit a prius, starting a chain reaction involving two more vehicles. the driver of the

challenger got out and ran to a nearby conoco gas station. he left with someone who may not have known about the crash. police have only a vague description. they're looking for a light-skinned black male in his 20s with braids - who may have had blood on his face. if you have any info - call 9-1-1. memorials exist to help what's broken... and now the memorial to the victims - is itself broken. and the people who take care of it are having a difficult time getting it fixed. here's anastasiya bolton.

memorial foundation is not looking for a freebie. it has plans for the project and is willing to pay. it just needs someone in the

were experiencing outages. but now - they're back online... amelia - what does this mean for the morning commute? lines back up again.. that was quick...

hurricane matthew - is still being felt across the southeast. in georgia today - some people living on saint simons island - get to go home... but police say - they could find chaos - after a huge spike in burglaries there. and in north carolina...a state of emergency is still in effect... thousands of people are out of their homes.. and the water - is expected to keep rising over the next several days. experts say - many rivers - won't crest until later this week. at least 19 people in the u-s have died - 11 of those in north carolina alone. brand name...or generic... when it comes to medications - experts say - you

- does not fit all... especially when it comes to your bank account - and denver's housing market. so - our partners at the denver business journal decided to take a look - and see how much a million dollars could get you - depending on the area. in golden - that gets you an 81- hundred square foot estate on the edge of town. or - you could go for 33-hundred square feet in cheeseman park. those wonderful seven figures could also get you two acres and a four car garagte in centennial.. or a spacious

hour concierge. the business journal took a look at other price options as well... you can find those - on the 9 news facebook page. brand name medications - versus their generic cousins... doctors and pharmacists say - there really is no difference. it applies to everything from chemotherapy drugs - to medicine for a strep throat. generics are just as safe and effective...and put under the same extensive fda regulations - as their brand name counterparts. most patients should only see a difference - when it comes to the cost of their medications. a patient with allergies or other medications - might have to stick with brand name drugs... but otherwise -

perfectly acceptable alternatives. enjoying your neighborhood - can be pretty difficult - when you spend forever looking for a parking spot. one denver neighborhood - says enough is enough...the parking problem needs an answer.

which is why one neighborhood - just erupted over plans to build 100 new apartments -

denver city council approved the permit for more than 100 micro apartments at the corner of 16th and humboldt. "micro" means those units would be about 350 square feet. monday - neighbors protested with black balloons at the site... this morning - they're taking their concerns to city leaders. they say - this all came out of nowhere. he says - people in the neighborhood can spend up to half an hour looking for a parking spot. a nearby care facility is also worried that the new development - will stress out its residents... the city council says - they have stopped issuing permits for future residences without

report the start of world war 2 - just br 105th birthday. clare hollingworth was 27 - and had only been working at her new job for 3 days... she reported first about the 1- thousand german tanks amassing at the polish border. this week - family and friends gathered to help her celebrate her birthday in hong kong. her nephew - recently published a book about her coverage of the war - including a story about how she helped

a big, boston-style goodbye...for the one and only big papi... the red sox david ortiz played his final game monday night... the cleveland indians swept the red sox - eliminating them from the post season - but fans stuck around - calling for ortiz to say one last goodbye. and he sure delivered..tipping his hat, touching his heart and fighting back tears. the 10-time all star champ...and 20-13 world series m-v-p. that's going to do it for 9news at 4:30... but we have a