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at c.u. boulder to encourage students to vote. bennett will hold an event at 2:45, talking about student issues and encourage students to vote early or on election day. colorado voters should be getting their early ballots next week and some are sending them in. in the race for the white house, hillary clinton has a team of people campaigning in her name. michelle obama, vice spread out across the country at various rallies. trump and mike pence are covering the country for their campaign. both are set to give speeches in florida, ohio, and in pennsylvania today. donald trump is trying to build positive momentum after negative attention. women are stepping forward saying trump touched them against his will, ranging from former pageant contestants to

he talked about in that 2005 "access hollywood" tape, but hillary clinton has seized the opportunity. >> he's doubled-down. he doubled down on his excuse it's locker room talk, and i got to tell you after he said that in the last debate, the most amazing thing happens. athletes and coaches started speaking out. >> trump said hillary clinton is trying to distract people from her e-mail scandal. he's promisin if he's elected president. >> the wikileaks e-mails show the department of justice fed information to clinton. she deleted the e-mails. she has to go to jail. >> the clinton campaign says russia is behind the e-mail and in one case, a staffer is claiming russia may have forged an e-mail with anti-catholic comments. putin said political hacking is not in russia's interest.

part of his last three months to make a last push to deliver humans to mars. he will be at a brainstorming session in pittsburgh. scientists are pushing to get humans on the red planet some time in the 2030s. developing right now, two boston police officers are in critical condition. they were responding to a fight between two roommates when one of those roommates started shooting. officers shot and killed the suspect. tammy liter this has latest. >> reporter: this morning, two police officers struggling to survive. one of them shot multiple times during a domestic dispute turned gunfight in a boston neighborhood late wednesday. >> i need all cars to respond to east boston. we have a 303, possible officer shot. >> reporter: police said two roommates were having an argument when one pulled out a gun. when police arrived, the armed men began shooting at them and

any available cops go. >> reporter: shooters wounded in the exchange. >> we have some assist with going to the hospital. >> reporter: authorities briefly locked down the neighborhood until s.w.a.t. officers shot and killed the suspect. >> they were able to neutralize the subject, armed with some sort of an assault rifle who had on a ballistics vest. >> there were over 30 gunshots. >> yeah. >> and teams, the dogs, everybody. >> reporter: one of the officers has about 28 years on the police force and the second officer, a 12-year veteran. one of those officers went into surgery early this morning. both are in extremely critical condition. nbc news, boston. he is still in the hospital, but the man accused of setting off bomb in new york and new jersey will be in court.

and will appear in court via video conference. he will have to be transported to new york for separate charge in that state. there is no date set yet for that. if you're over by 12th avenue and yale, it's not you or your neighbor you smell. denver fire department said there's a large mercapsin leak. it's harmless but a nasty smelling gas. it's usually add to natural gas, that doesn't smell, so people know when something is leaking. this is not a the mercapsin leaking. it smells horrible but we're told it's harmless. a man accused of killing a man crossing the street will be in court today. 40-year-old christopher tar was drunk when he ran a red light in aurora. he hit and killed 22-year-old dalton mccreery. now, before dalton was hit, he pushed his friend out of the path of the car.

friend was the epitome of who he was. this is not the first time the suspect has been in trouble behind the wheel and has been convicted of careless driving, reckless driving, and dui. police are looking for who too far took off with a bench. cameras outside a home in littleton caught the thief on october 4. the suspect rolled up on roller disappeared. then he walked back up and swiped the bench. it's special because it's made out of old seats from red rocks amphitheater. the bench was sold on craigslist but the buy per returned it to the rightful owner after fining out it was stolen. a second thief may be involved. if anything looks familiar, call police. in the denver river north district, there is a push to

change on brighton boulevard. the rhino is kick off a redevelopment project spreads along brighton from 22nd to 44th streets. the goal is to make it a safer, convenient gateway downtown. crews will build new sidewalks, raised and protected bike lanes and more street parking. they hope to have the work completed by next winter. you know, that would be a good thing because winter, cold weather was on the mind after >> right. becky ditchfield was here. we were in the back yard, like, trying to warm up. >> yeah, i had layers of sweaters on, no sleeves. >> anything goes. >> absolutely. >> we're way above average. yesterday, way below. highs this afternoon are back in the 70s and the warmup doesn't stop here. take a look outside, right now we have lots of sunshine over the flatiron, boulder looking

9 news, 66 degrees. we had some pretty dense fog around freely, fort morgan. now, skies are clear across the eastern plains and i'm not seeing much in the way of rain on radar. we had a few showers in southeast colorado that have pushed into oklahoma and kansas. so we're dry today and warming up quickly, currently 70 broomfield, 72 d.i.a., 61 freely, 63 fort collins, 50s and 60s through the foothills so we'll be in the 70s through the afternoon and lots of sunshine, 75 at 2:00, 76 at 3:00, 75 at 4:00, and tomorrow eta rhonda, 80s. >> wow. >> we're shivering and then sleeveless. >> quite the temperature swing but it's fall in colorado. this happens. i know we have another temperature swing next week.

you say more about that. thank you, becky. well, yesterday, like we were talking about that weather, but onto world news. the u.s. navy is celebrating its 241st birthday by dealing with missile strikes off the coast of yemen. president obama announced an authorize missile strike on three coastal radar sites. all three were knocked out. officials caution context is important here. these strikes came after a u.s. navy destroyer, u.s.s. mason, was twice this week. those came from an area in rebel-controlled areas of yemen where anti-american sentiment is strong. the u.s.s. mason was not hit, nobody was hurt. the only purpose of the strike was to destroy the radar that enabled the attack against the u.s.s. mason. nigeria's government said 21 school officials were released after being kidnapped and held by boko haram for two years.

200 girls whose mass kidnapping in 2014 prompted the "bring back our girls" campaign. a military source said four leaders were freed in exchange for the girls' release. the officer spoke anonymously because he was not allowed to speak about the issue. the world's longest- reigning monarch has died. the king of thailand was 88 and had been sick for some time. he took the throne after his brother 1946. he was known for his public service and his reign is responsibility for over 4,000 development projects designed for people in need. just a little around six hours until the broncos take the field in san diego. the orange crush are the highlight of thursdays night football. they're heading into tonight with a 4-1 record and interim head coach. gary kubiak will watch from home. he was rushed to the hospital

a complex migraine condition. there's the ambulance take him. trevor siemian will return after sitting out with a shoulder injury. we're glad he's back and doing well. the number of people look for unemployment benefits is staying at a low that hasn't been seen in nearly four decades, just in time. also just in time to make christmas wish lists, sony has a virtual reality headset to connect you to your playstation but plus more on your forecast. you heard becky say we have

what a difference a day makes. it's cliche but, oh, does it fit this afternoon. yesterday we were in the upper 40s. today we're already warmer than that and on our way to highs in the 70s. we've got sunshine right outside the denver metro area, fog has lifted from earlier this morning, and look at that, 72 degrees already out of d.i.a. we're cooler to our rt because fort collins and freely saw some of that fog so 59 each with low 60s in most of the eastern plains except springfield, who is now registering 80 degrees outside. here outside the 9 back yard, lots of sunshine, 66, beautiful afternoon shaping up for us, and a pretty dry one. we are right now 33 degrees warmer than we were this time yesterday, 33 degrees!

collins, 16 degrees warmer for burlington. this trend will continue into tomorrow. across the region, rain, showers, heavy rain showers -- in fact, a couple thunderstorm in the mix, too, are pushing throughout north texas and oklahoma panhandle. that's behind the cool front that pros brought us cool weather yesterday or the tail end of the cold front that brought us that cold weather yesterday. to the northwest we go and that is where we have a new system coming in. this one is going to make breezy conditions and a slight cooloff over the weekend but it's actually the cold front behind this one that's going to bring us our bigger changes for next week. i am also keeping very close eye on hurricane nicole. nicole right now a category 3 storm. the eye of the hurricane is and has cross overred bermuda. they're seeing back side of that storm pushed through, carrying those very strong winds. that storm surge. and it's going to continue to push into the cool waters of

basically going to make this hurricane die down, becoming a tropical depression by sunday. our weather is more about breezy, warmer temperatures than anything else. we're expecting lots of sunshine through the day today and into tomorro . temperatures today, 75. 73 for greeley, 72 fort collins, middle-to-upper 70s on the eastern plains with 50s and 60. we have wind out of the east, 5 to 10 miles per hour sunshine today. overnight tonight, we drop to 46 so cool evening. we'll have mostly clear skies and fogs to get gusty, winds 10 to 20 miles per hour, helping warming us up to 83 tomorrow. then slightly cooler temperatures for saturday, back to 77, 80 sunday, 83 on monday and then that next system that brings the bigger punch brings our highs into the middle 60ds so fairly decent cooloff by

in your money today, number of americans signing up for unemployment benefits is at a low that has not been seen in more than 40 years. the weekly and monthly averages of benefit applications fell, the lowest levels since november 1932. that's a good sign layoffs are scarce but hiring still slow. for those looking for a virtual reality experience at

playstation vr headset today. it's pricey, though, costing you $400. the device operates through playstation 4 gaming console. its launch is seen as the biggest test yet for the mass market appeal of the virtual reality experience in living rooms. parents, prepare not to see your teenager for hours they get this.

kids say to one another can cause scars but for one child, kind words leave an impression. meredyth censullo has the story. >> reporter: hailey was in first grade when severe plaque psoriasis spread on her body and bullying came on quickly, too. >> i felt i didn't feel pretty. >> reporter: medication for

from the oldest kids in school, fifth-graders. >> you will be an amazing person. you are one. >> reporter: they sent friendship brace let and would walk hailey to class, an effort initiated by the students. >> they can make a difference, even if it's one little girl that's having trouble because she's not pretty. they -- they can make a difference. >> reporter: for the next two years, hailey's dermatologist kept searching for heal her outside. none of the treatments approved for children worked. hailey's parents struggled with using medication approved only for adults. >> we're teetering with how she looks and her self esteem and her health, what do we choose? both of them are life-long -- you know, problems and it's very difficult to choose. >> reporter: her family chose the adult medication used under

grader, feeling the need to pay kindness forward. >> i have a lot of friends now and -- i feel good. >> that's so awesome. hooray for those fifth graders who stood up for her. hailey will be the youth ambassador at a psoriasis walk at al lopez park. good job, hailey. a brain implant restored paralyzed man sense of touch. that's incredible. researchers at the university of pittsburgh has been working with a 28-year-old who lost function of his arm and legs after a spinal cord injury. the team implanted electrodes into the part of the brain that affects touch. after he felt warmth and pressure on his hands. he could sense when people in the lab touched his prosthetic hand. that is what he's saying. research is underway but could really help design better

who are paralyzed. just incredible. a new study actually shows that freeze therapy may be a better alternative for small and early stage cans else. it's called cryotherapy and allows doctors to freeze the cancerous cells at -200 degrees fahrenheit. more research is needed but the freezing was successful for 92% of patient in a recent breast cancer study you know what they say -- it's 5:00 somewhere, handcrafted drink at evening stores with espresso and craft beer. it's called the espresso cloud ipas. they shake espresso over ice. as it's shaken, it creates a cloud of foam poured on top of an ipa. it's served with an additional else pros she shot on the side so you can pour -- in case you

so nice out there today. >> looks beautiful. 70. wow. >> we're in the 70s, then 80s, hang out there saturday for monday before tuesday. >> get the sweater ready on

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