year-old called 911 saying that he and his friend were shot denver police found the teenagers in the backyard of the house near 28th and high street. after using shotspotter, the gunshot detection technology to find them. the 15-year-old died of a gunshot wound. his picture and candles are placed in the alley near the backyard. 48-year-old keith hammock and his female roommate live in the house on the property. and pot plants growing in five- gallon buckets were growing in the ba keith hammock told police he heard an argument and then gunshots. he said someone jumped over his fence and activated the motion detector light. that is when he went downstairs and saw two kids lying on the ground. after serving a search warrant, police went to the second bedroom overlooking the backyard and found him to long rifles, ammunition and spent cartridge cases. >> you can't shoot somebody on the porch. you cannot shoot somebody in the

and you cannot shoot somebody stealing marijuana plants from the backyard. >> a legal analyst says colorado's make my day law cannot be used as a defense. it only applies inside the four walls of a home if an intruder poses a risk of violence to somebody inside. >> the law is very clear. you cannot use deadly force in defense of property ever. >> police did find a gun near the teenagers but have not determined whose gun it is. >> if, in fact, the handgun found in the yard can be tie possibility of a cell the -- self-defense argument. >> the denver da has not formally charged hammock. that could come later this week. in denver, 9news. >> the suspect is still in jail. denver police are not releasing his photograph because they are asking possible witnesses to identify him. a newly released report reveals more about the death of a school bus driver at dia. kari chopper died of lent force injuries when the bus she was driving hit a concrete pillar.

chopper -- that kari chopper also had an enlarged heart which points to the possibility of a sudden medical emergency. her death has been ruled an accident. she was driving the legacy football team. fifteen students and three coaches were hurt in the crash. they have all sense been able to go home. shoppers at the caribou plaza shopping center may notice evidence of this morning's controlled detonation of an improvised explosive device. the fbi is working with the police to figure out who was device. it was inside of a backpack placed in front of the police department which is located inside of the shopping center. the boulder county bombs what detonated the explosive around 1:30 a.m. this morning after closing area roads. a class-action lawsuit today in federal court could force the city of denver to change how it handles the homeless. a group of homeless people is

band. a lawyer representing the group held a news conference this morning saying this is all about the fundamental constitutional rights of homeless people. >> right now, it may be homeless persons. who is next? who is next after that constitutional rights need to be protected. >> the city had warned people for weeks before clearing out homeless camps. belongings were stored in a safe location where owners could pick up belongings. the next hearing is october 20th. hillary clinton showed little patience for donald trump supporters that disrupted her campaign rally in pueblo this afternoon. linton said, you have to feel a little sorry for them. they have had a really bad couple of weeks. several of clinton's campaign events have been interrupted by hecklers. some targeting her husband, former president bill clinton. denton says trump is running a scorched earth strategy.

your negativity, pacifism. we are not going to let donald trump get away with it. >> her 30 minute speech was part of a clenched by her campaign to make sure supporters are registered to vote. donald trump was in pueblo last week. >> donald trump says he is fighting to beat clinton because of the lack of support from republican leaders. he continued his attack on republican leadership including paul ryan florida. he ripped into ryan for not congratulating him after sunday's debate. trump also attacked hillary clinton and the media using the e-mails exposed by wikileaks to accuse the former secretary of state of corruption. he called into question the clinton's health and stamina. >> by the way, let hillary clinton stand appear for one hour and talk the way i talk. and let's see how long she lasts, folks.

>> donald trump had two florida rallies today after an event last night in panama city beach. police officers and firefighters in eastern north carolina have been patrolling low-lying areas using horns to tell people to leave now before floodwaters from hurricane matthew arrived. thousands have been ordered to evacuate. officials warned that some communities could be cut off by washed out roads or closed bridges. the news the river which runs 275 miles in the state is expected police are at the edge of evacuation zones to monitor who is coming and who is going 36 deaths have been attributed to matthew. much of the storm damage along the florida coast has been wind related. however, along the eastern shore of saint augustine, it was water that hit the hardest. 9news reporter dan grossman is

in florida happen right here in saint augustine where three and a half feet of water surged into people's homes ruining mattresses, desks and floorboards. the story is not just about the damage. it is about the folks who came to help clean it all up. >> it is really bad. >> if you're ever in need of a glimmer of hope -- >> i had 40 inches in the backyard -- >> they say to look for the helpers. >> we live in north carolina so we decided that we needed to come. >> the ones that are not afraid to travel what to do. >> you know me. i'm bossy. >> they have been restoring water since sunday. giving a hug to those who want it. >> she has been a champion. >> and reprieve to those who need it. >> it is people like her and so many people in the area that are just so giving.

of food and water. >> nobody's stuff will end up on the street i promise. >> she ordered food and water. >> i don't know where she finds the strength and energy to do what she does. she keeps going. she never stops. >> but her will to help comes from her need to be helped. >> this is my home. >> as bad as everyone of her neighbors. >> this is my residence. but it will be torn down. >> she is not sure what her next move is. >> it is the one thing that helped me. i figured, i'm always at my best when i'm being helpful. today i met my best. >> helpers, they always know how to bring the rest of us up, no matter how much they may be

>> it is going to be another long year. >> despite the fact that she lost everything herself, she offered to pay for every single one of these pods herself. reporting in saint augustine, florida, dan grossman, 9news. >> sometimes it does bring out the best. i have a sister in saint augustine. because of hurricane matthew, the deadline to register to vote in florida has been extended to next tuesday. the national transportation safety board says the fbi is taking over the investigation into a small airplane crash in connecticut that killed one of the two pilots. nbc news aviation -- says this happened on a busy road near pratt & whitney. >> good afternoon. the situation on the ground in east hartford connecticut has been baffling throughout the day. but the fbi, the ntsb and the faa are saying that this

on main street in east hartford, this plane, a twin engine private plane went down on main street yesterday killing the student pilot. now the instructor pilot says the two were arguing prior to the crash. and that the student pilot said he did not want to fly anymore. and according to the instructor pilot, intentionally crashed the plane. however, the fbi says there is no evidence of terrorism. the student pilot was a jordanian national. he had received his private license in the united fly single-engine airplanes. and was at this flight academy in hartford, connecticut and was working yesterday on a twin engine plane. so the question is, what happened in the cockpit? was there a personality conflict? was there some sort of psychological or mental breakdown? was there something else? regardless, the ntsb has handed over the investigation to the fbi. as you would expect, you're

pilot's background looking closely for any signs of any possible connection to any terrorism anywhere around the world. we will have the complete story coming up on nbc nightly news. the man from florida accused of kidnapping a 4-year- old girl from her home late last week -- today in memphis, tennessee courtroom and agreed to be sent back to florida. he faces a kidnapping charge in florida. he was arrested at a memphis hospital mda rebecca lewis from an amber alert photograph. rebecca disappeared from her florida home sometime between friday night and saturday morning. she was reunited with her family today. it does not appear she was hurt. a surprise this morning for patients at children's hospital colorado. and nine more states will decide whether to legalize marijuana. the capture of a 100-pound

the presidential race is not only the hot topic of this election. in nine states, there is a lively debate over whether or not to follow colorado's lead legalizing marijuana. a poll last october shows more than half the country, 58%, think marijuana should be legal. colorado said yes to recreational use four years ago. next month, five more states will also decide whether to legalize marijuana for personal use. and four other states. florida, arkansas, north dakota and montana may join half the country and allowing marijuana for medical purposes. >> it may be passed along to

than originally believed. >> you do have quality control. you have potency limitations. you have advertising limitations . >> in addition to colorado, recreational use of marijuana is allowed in washington dc, california and others. they believe this will be a game changer for the entire country. a slow speed chase involving a runaway has ended in east texas. the police officer the 48-year-old tortoise named sheldon says he moves more quickly than people might think. not long after sheldon was reported missing, he was plotted a full football field away. finding him was the easy part. moving him back home was a lot harder. they did get him there eventually. it is everything hollowing at children's hospital colorado. aurora police and fire departments created a pumpkin patch for the kids on the front lawn of the hospital.

for all of them. they got to pick out their favorite pumpkins. those get to go on the front steps of the hospital. some kids said they would use pumpkins to make pie. another one has other plans. >> i will put it on the doorstep and carve it. >> i don't know yet. >> he doesn't know yet. he has 20 of time to decide. may farm donated all the pumpkins. >> a nice distraction. we expect much warmer temperatures to return tomorrow

we are in the nine backyard. a shock to the system today as we had much cooler temperatures. and the clouds that would not get out of here. they will be with us throughout the evening and into the start up tomorrow too. take a look at this 24 hour temperature difference. about 20 degrees cooler here in the metro area across the eastern plains. the western slopes -- this did not affect you at all. the low clouds hugging the flatirons this afternoon. we had a little bit of fog early this morning. nothing but blue skies when you move up in elevation. the ski area looking mighty fine with the sunshine per temperature sitting in the 40s right now across the i-25 corridor. however you go up there toward

at the airport, looking at mostly cloudy skies. wind out of the northeast. providing an upslope. allowing the clouds to stay put. temperatures right now, 48. we have warmed up a bit. in the nine backyard, temperatures around 48 degrees. i think those numbers will be cooling off throughout the next hour or so. just make sure you grab a light sweater if you are heading outside. right now much cooai his mark. toward minneapolis -- this cold front swinging open the door to the cold arctic air that is pushing into our backyard right now. the cold front trekking across parts of chicago, st. louis, bringing them some scattered showers and dusty wind. for us, it has been about the low clouds that have set up shop across eastern colorado and have not moved all day long. i think they are still with us overnight. mostly cloudy skies.

valleys overnight lows into the low 40s tonight. mid to upper 30s in northern colorado and across the far eastern plains where we may have more clearing going on. in the high country, 30s. and mild to the west. the cold front pushed through overnight. now high-pressure starting to build back in briefly. we will take it. and a nice mild afternoon tomorrow. i 10:00 tonight, clouds around. that is the case for tomorrow morning too. l to the west of i-25. we will wake up to those. by lunchtime, we will start to get some sunshine in here. overall, a dry day from the western slope to the eastern plains. mostly clear skies tomorrow evening. a huge warm-up in store tomorrow. we will be at about 30 degrees warmer under partly cloudy skies early on. sunshine in the afternoon.

fifty's and 60s mainly in the foothills and the mountains. a little bit of clouds early on. then the sunshine breaks through and really helps us warm up. it sticks around. friday, low 80s. plenty of sunshine. from one season to the next, a brief cool off. and then back to the 80s sunday. mother nature timing this quite well. a quick little midweek cool off. and weekend looks fantastic. >> it looks great again. >> you can be doing some golfing or getting out there. >> how about that. >> the man who surprisingly got past over by the broncos this week tells us why he thinks it was the right

stocks closed mostly higher on wall street led by real estate companies, utilities and consumer companies.

wade phillips has a theory of why he was passed over in favor of joe. most people considered phillips to be the obvious choice. while gary kubiak takes a week off to rest. but not wade phillips. he went three and seven during the three previous stents. >> if you look at my interim record, i would say -- make sure you don't get him as the interim i told you i was a lousy head coach anyway. i think tradition helps. this organization -- except for one coach, has been really good. [ laughter ] they executed to win everywhere. at some places are satisfied that you didn't. that kind of thing. here, they fire you if you are 8-8. that is what i heard

>> this begins at 6:30. the broncos wide receiver and rob mackey are hosting the show from headquarters. we have the broncos huddle coming up. unfortunately, it is after a loss. we will make sure that is the only time it happens this season. this is the show you want to watch. we have a special guest in the audience. >> we have my dad in the audience. he will tell a crazy story ab you do not want to miss this story. it will make you laugh. >> you made a promise when you are young. you should have bought lottery tickets. you kind of knew what would happen. >> it is all god's purpose. that is what it is about. that is what we will show today on the show. check it out. >> we will talk about the chargers. >> we have to put the loss behind us. >> that and much more coming up on the broncos huddle. we will see you then.

the week off. because the broncos are on the road. transiting's parents will be here. the sausage stand will not be open. so the mom and dad can travel and enjoy the big family event. >> joe decamillis's parents will be there. >> he and though she is enjoying my time here. he is enjoying being around a little more than it is undescribable. it means so much. it fits in with this place. >> a unique situation and a special situation. i enjoy it. i have to run to the monitor to watch a replay -- when the special-teams play, i like to watch it on the monitor. i like to be able to cheer after it is done.

chicago cubs second baseman apparently proved himself during the national league division series clincher against the san francisco giants. not with that remarkable throw or this incredible snap tag, but rather by first bobbling and then snagging a piece of bubblegum just before it hit the dugout floor. strange but true. >> that was close. it happened on the field, they would probably have to do an instant replay review to see if it touched the floor or not. >> the 52nd rule. >> at least he didn't drop one of uncle angelo's sausages. >> you have to handle that very carefully. and a look at the weather. >> it is kind of chilly out there. we have been watching temperatures in the 40s all day long. tomorrow, watching for mid-70s tomorrow afternoon. partly cloudy skies early on.

weekend looks pretty fantastic too. >> it does. >> thank you. nbc nightly news is next. have a good evening. we will be back here at 9:00

tonight, u.s. ship attack, another missile is fired at a u.s. navy destroyer. the second attack in a week. officials now pointing to iranian-backed rebels. sinister deal -- donald trump suggests a plot inside the gop to keep him out of the white house. and wikileaks unleashes more emails of hillary clinton. investigators now say a small plane was brought down on purpose. what happened on board in the tense final moments. now hiring -- why the power is in your hands this holiday season if you're looking for a job. and pets on planes, the battle breaking out over comfort animals. why some airlines say passengers