good afternoon. thank you for joining us for 9 news at noon. happening now. erie hosting an active shooter drill at the erie community center. it runs until 5:00. mountain view fire rescue and erie police department will be training on a fake after

of emergency vehicles and first responders in that area. the community center will reopen by 7:00 for kids night out. some workers at denver international airport are worried. they say they have been kept in the dark. many are wondering what's going to happen to their jobs when the jefferson terminal is privatized. d.i.a. is in negotiations but workers satisfy i they haven't -- say they haven't been told what the deal means for them. they're demand answers. on the campaign trail we are seeing raw emotion a both sides. trump says all the recent allegations are a distraction and hillary clinton supporters, especially first lady michelle obama, say the line was crossed a long time ago. >> enough is enough. [ cheering and applause ] >> this has got to stop right now already hillary clinton will give her reaction on the

the strongest vises amid the scandal. trump says allegations and lies are a distraction from hillary clinton's e-mail scandal. >> i never met these people. i don't know who they are. they're made up, filed right before the election. this is a conspiracy against you the american people. >> polls show trump down five points in north carolina but tied with clinton in ohio. next week trump is scheduled to come back to colorado. he will colorado springs and grand junction on tuesday the 18th 18th. colorado senate candidates are back on the stage tonight. this is hosted by colorado concern. bennett and glenn will be debating tonight. the candidates will be talking economics. the audience will be filled with business ceos from around

debate 9 hosted where bennett accused glenn of flip-flopping on support of trump. if you are visiting cuba soon, leave extra space in your suitcase. you can bring home all the cuban rum and cigars that you want. executive action by obama administration is making this upon. they hope this increases commerce and tourism with cuba. if you are going to stock up, keep in mind all the alcohol and cigars need to go in your winter sports fanatics, get ready. the snow guns have been out and already covered one run. the season can really start any day now. they may need one or two more cold nights. at love land, there he is. they've had the snow dogs out checking out the snow. boy, do they look cute and happy to be out there. let's go from one extreme, snow

>> yes, ma'am. our temperatures can break a record high. we are talking about 80s when we should be close to the mid 60s. the record today is 89 degrees. we are forecasting a high of 85. temperatures along the corridor will be similar. closer to the foothills, right now we have pleasant conditions with 70s on the map. northern colorado is cooler with 50s. this is what we have going over colorado right now. all the clouds look really ominous. it's going to be a dry day. we have high clouds increasing from the northwest from a storm system causing all kinds of problems in the pacific northwest. we are getting the clouds and the wind from the storm system.

for southern wyoming, panhandle of nebraska from noon to 7:00 p.m. where gusts can be up to 35 miles per hour. into this evening, no big problems for your football games. temperatures will be in the 70s at the start of the high school football games and towards the end, the 60s. a light jacket will be enough. the weekend will be a warm one by october standards. sunday the rock-n-roll marathon is happening. we'll look at that forecast and see if >> rain, snow, you name it. we really need the moisture. >> thank you so much. cold and flu season is here. it is time to get your flu shot and stock up on vitamins. we do everything we can to avoid germs. we check out public transportation and find out that germs are kind of unavoidable.

road in chicago. >> taxi! >> reporter: los angeles. >> taxi! >> reporter: swabbing for germs in cabs, buses, trains. i am blown away by this. where will we find the most germs and the least? armed with our official bacteria meter, we are about to find out. first up, new york city. >> >> reporter: i am swabbing this bus pole. >> you think of all the people who grab onto this every day. >> reporter: health experts say any reading over 100 is a fail. >> 195, nearly double the bacteria limit you want to see. >> reporter: let's see if we have better luck in this new york city taxi. >> let's test the seat.

the magic 100 number with acceptable bacteria limits. go new york city. >> reporter: i am nervous because we are about to test the place with the dirtiest reputation of all, new york city subway. >> there are weirder things that have happened on the new york city subway today. >> reporter: time for the moment of truth. 31. i am blown away. i thought this would be dirty but it is totally clean. in new three surfaces we test are clean but now let's take this challenge to los angeles. >> l.a. metro. >> reporter: swabbing this train pole. >> you can see the dirt on the swab. i don't know what it will come out with but that's visible dirt. >> 189, really dirty. >> reporter: not going so well in l.a., but what about germs above ground on this l.a.

teaming with bacteria. gross. >> reporter: think that's bad, watch this credit card machine. >> more than three times the bacteria level you want to see. use cash. >> reporter: surfaces we test in l.a., all dirty. we shared results with our nbc medical contributor. >> exposure to bacteria virus can make you very sick. it is simple how fast it can happen. touch the pole, wipe your nose or your eye, you sick. >> reporter: we have one more city to go. these results are the most surprising. chicago calls itself the cleaner new york but right out of the gate things are bad on this bus. remember anything over 100 is a fail. >> no, chicago. on the bus, 730. this is filthy. >> reporter: things are about to get much worse in this

of all the cities, 909. that's more than nine times the acceptable limit of bacteria. >> reporter: the biggest surprise of all, the chicago l train. brace yourself. >> you wouldn't believe it if i didn't show you. 4032. i have been doing tests for a lot of years with this device, i have never seen a number so high. >> reporter: sorry, chicago. the surfaces we tested are the dirtiest of all. wh k talking about? >> a cold is very common, the flu, noro virus, mercer, that drug resistant bacteria. touch a pole, touch your face, and you get it. >> are you squirming in your seat? i am. doctors say if you have cuts or scrapes bacteria can get into that easier. no matter what, try to avoid touching your face and always, always wash your hands.

that's a happier note. it's going to be the perfect weekend to enjoy the outdoors.

good afternoon everyone. happy friday. no, it is not just you. it has been a warm october so far. as far as we're already in the middle of the month almost, the temperatures so far have reached about 56 degrees overall for the month. that makes it the 8th warmest october on record. if we can take a look at the

actually, wrong graphic. i got it. the forecast today calls for temperatures rising into the mid 80s. that can be tying or breaking a record high. here is what i wanted to show you. we are at the 8th warmest october on record. with that warm weather that we're going to have today plus little to no rain across the state and some strong winds, we are talking about high fire danger across colorado. we are at 78 degrees at d.i.a. and in the temperatures are coming in at 75. let's check the weather with the rest of the state. we've got temperatures in the high country in the 60s and 50s, 40s in gunnison, warm in lower elevations and the eastern plains where temperatures are in the 70s and even 80s. fast forward to this afternoon, we will have mid 80s in the city, 92 in ray. in the mountains 60s, western

winds will increase as well is because we have a strong area of low pressure or storm working out of the pacific northwest bringing a lot of rain. the difference in high pressure for us and that low pressure is causing the wind gradient to become tired. that's the reason we will see the winds gradually increase during the day in the mountains and eventually on the front range. the rain forecast for our friends in the northwest is significant. we are looking at accumulations possibly through wednesday afternoon at about nine inches near med ford oregon. we have reports of tornadoes reported because of the unstable weather conditions. back in colorado, our forecast besides being dry and windy is going to be pretty mild and warm too. 3:30 this afternoon, partly cloudy, a break from the clouds later today through this evening. we are still seeing clouds close to the foothills and along i-25 because of strong winds in foothills.

start to see skies clear. the temperatures tonight will be around 50. here is a look at the wind speeds. in the foothills through tonight we will see gusts up to 30 or 40 miles per hour in the overnight hours. it's going to be howling. we don't have watches or warnings issued but it's something to keep this mind if you have loose outdoor objects. you want to bring them inside. tomorrow afternoon, breezy in the foothills and mountains. in the city, winds are will see breezy conditions in the same area. a high of 80 tomorrow, sunday 82, windy and 81 on monday. and then a cool down arrives by tuesday where temperatures will be in the 60s. on wednesday we have a high of

welcome to fix this easy way to find the best home pros. >> you are looking for great halloween crafts to make with your kids or by yourself if you love halloween. one idea is to decorate with these home made spider webs. so cute. also make these out of mason jars. the thing i love out of this is it is a great way to save money. halloween stuff is expensive

small trash cans, mason jars, old halloween stuff. >> it is preparing for christmas decorating. this is the same concept as making a snow flake. these are christmas snow globes. to start with this first project you just need a trash bag. >> really simple. i had no idea. >> chances are you have this at home. at least i hope you have this at home. you cut this into a square and fold it into a it into a smaller triangle. >> there you go. >> fold one more time. this is the shape you will use. >> if you liked making snow flakes as a child this is a great project for you. >> you will relive all those memories. once done you will want to draw out this pattern. >> explain how this works. >> it's kind of like making ribs on a sheet of paper. you draw in circle lines and keep going upwards until you have this pattern that you

again we have it on 9news.com/fixthis. we have a photo. you can copy it and do what you see. no matter what you do it will look like a spider web. >> awesome. >> once you cut it out, itgoing to look like a spine. you have these edges here. we'll do the big reveal together. >> there you go. >> these are great for the front door, the really adds up. >> i got this at the dollar store. it came with six bags. it is practically nothing for this great project. >> i think this one is absolutely fantastic. >> everyone walking by wanted to know what this was. they loved it. it is a halloween ter air yum. i made it from things i had stored up from halloween pasts. you take a jar and then you go to a craft section and find sand.

>> at the dollar store i found black roses and purple roses. then you just toss them in there. >> it looks like in this one you added some gems. >> i found some lights too. you can get them once they go on sale at the dollar store. >> the dollar store is our friend. >> you keep adding in the decorations until it looks like you want. you really can't go wrong. >> these are my favorite right here. >> i have been staring mummies the whole time. we have other halloween ideas coming up this weekend. >> tomorrow at 8:15 we will show you how to make yourself into a zombie from an actual professional make up artist from the 13th floor and asylum. sunday at 7:55, becky's got a great project on how to turn old wine bottles into a wine bottle candy corn, creative crafty ideas.

up. check this out. >> all of this is on

prices across the food and energy industries are up but experts say it is nothing to worry about. producer price index or price

prices cause energy goods to increase about 2.5%. federal reserve says increases are below the inflation rate they normally expect. broncos have the next two sundays off after last night's loss in san diego, they need to use this time to reset and get back on track. the next game won't be until monday october 24. on channel 20. a big game in college football here tomorrow. cu boulders homecoming. bucs play arizona state at home. the game is at 6:00 p.m.

well, what an october it has been. >> it has been. it's going to be a nice weekend to be out and about.

here is one fun event. people look forward to this, train for it, can't wait to have a beer after it, rock-n- roll 10-k and half marathon. temperatures will be in the 50s to start and then jump to the mid 70s. it will be pretty warm for runners. that's happening sunday. hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. then beer.

. - when you see this symbol, you know you're watching television that's educational and informational. the more you know, on nbc. dylan: i'm dylan dreyer. join me on an adventure to east africa and the great grass plains of the serengeti. we'll witness the brutal struggle for survival against predator and prey, meet the proud people who face-to-face with many amazing animals on the great circle of life. no place on earth is quite like the serengeti plains