this is 9news. >> one of the toughest battles of the iraqi military just got started. the goal is to take back the city of ze and the presidential nominees are looking to win your vote. the campaign is coming back to colorado today. >> and hot and dry along with strong winds. boy, that is the right combination for fire. so you have to be really careful. there's already some burning in the state. good morning, everyone, thanks for joining us, gary in with you, belen joins us, too, just a gorgeous weekend. those winds are fierce. >> exactly, if we didn't have these wild winds, it would be

a cooldown. highs in the 70s because of a front that will arrive this afternoon. but, bottom line, the main weather headline are those wild winds. we have had peek wind gusts upwards of 50 miles per hour in cascade. wind advisories in the high country will make it difficult to drive at times while those strong winds here on the front range are going to increase fire danger, strong winds will increase this afternoon here on the front range and out in the eastern plains. this morning is alre foothills and down south in palmer divide while the winds in the city are much calmer. the forecast really dry. that's the reason why we'll have a red flag warning. we have a few clouds in southeastern colorado and the potential for light showers in our north and central mountains. here on the front range, it is bright blue skies and sunshine. highs will be in the low 70s. temperatures right now in the 40s and the 30s, some 50-degree

i-25. a bigger cooldown arrives for the beginning of the week. that forecast coming up. a look at the roads with amelia. >> good morning, happy to show you around town. we're looking at a nice start across 6th avenue, connecting golden to denver shouldn't be problematic. our travel times are at 8 minutes. speeds in the mid to lower 60s. we wrapped up a quick crash southbound 25, no major delays as you get into the corridor coming down from the mouse trap. out across colfax, looks to be minor and the backups are very, very light. live views outside have been looking great. highway 85 is a good example here across highway 7. also looking clear. and those drive times across commerce city around 6 minutes, we are right on track. >> okay, thanks. right on track. happening right now, the iraq military is fighting in the city of mozul undergoing

basically, militants with isis took over that city quite some time ago and now those militants are fighting with the iraqi military and like we said, what could be the biggest battle that they've seen to date. u.s. led coalition air strikes are along the front lines and they are supporting those iraqi forces. this battle is happening right now. we will keep you posted if iraqi forces with the help of the u.s. are, in fact, able to retake the city. yeah, that's going to be it is 5:33 right now. so hot, dry temperatures along with this wind is increasing the fire risk today. one fire is already burning in eagle county. the freeman fire, it's called. 15% contained. but so far, it has burned 300 acres since saturday. no buildings are being threatened and luckily, nobody has been injured. well, investigators do know what caused the two most recent fires in douglas county now.

started with burning garden debris. the day before, a crew that was working on a gate accidentally started a 30-acre fire. that was near parka near the subdivision. nobody was sited in either incident. the firefighters say that it does serve as a reminder that you got to be smart when it's this dry out. >> burning this time of the year is a horrible idea. any time we're using a heat source and we have fuels available, we have to remember that a bit of wind and what we think is a small fire can quickly get out of control. >> yeah, you know, it's a tough deal right now because it just takes a little bit of a spark because it's so dry out there and then the wind picks it up, belen joins us now. that will continue today. >> exactly. there's isn't potential for any storms, so lightning won't be an issue. it lies on us, and us being as careful as possible.

wind gusts in the past 24 hours, gary, because we've had reports in cascade, up to 81 miles per hour. that's the strongest i've seen so far. gusts right here, up to 59 miles per hour. and 45-mile per hour winds in avon. so let's take a look at the rest of your forecast. we have a red flag warning that will go into effect at 11:00 and there's through 9:00 p.m. through most of eastern colorado because those strong winds be miles per hour. now the temperatures for today aren't going to be as warm as yesterday. with e have a front pushing in this afternoon. that will help to kick up the winds more. highs in the mid 70s from boulder into denver and down south into littleton. but yeah, it has been unseasonally warm. it's going to feel more like fall very soon. i'll give you more information on that cooldown coming up. >> okay, belen, thank you. you know, it's no secret this

between hillary clinton and donald trump. it's the separate controversies each is dealing with. trump is dealing with fallout from sexual abuse allegations. he's saying the election is rigged with help from the media, promoting false stories about him. hillary clinton is dealing with a new round of transcripts released on wikileaks. three that clinton is said to have delivered to goldman sachs. amid all of this, each nominee has someone campaigning for them in for us. jessica, some big names in our state. >> that's right, bernie sanders and donald trump, jr., are in colorado hoping to rally more votes for their candidates. to be clear, while sanders supports clinton, he will specifically focus on amendment 69. donald trump, jr., will campaign for his father at centennial gun club this afternoon. nationally, clinton holds an 11 point lead, according to the latest poll. the majority of trump

allegations will not affect their vote. meanwhile, clinton's campaign hasn't said much yet about another batch of e-mails released sunday. the 9th batch, showing the inner workings of her campaign. the documents reveal how she should handle things like the e- mail controversy and health records. trump expressed concerns like you said, that the election is rigged. he believes it's a conspiracy involving democrats and members of the media. both vice presidential candidates are standing by their running mates new attacks surface. >> i think this country is in a lot of trouble. and i think donald trump has articulated a vision to make america great again, despite the obvious bias in the national media. >> he thinks he's going to lose, he's going around and saying the whole thing is rigged. it's rigged against me. poor me. the guy is just a bully. >> the third and final presidential debate takes place on wednesday, one day after

this election could be rigged and that has raised a lot of concerns for both democratic and republican leaders and we're going to take a closer look at the voting process and what both sides are saying about his claims coming up. >> very important, jessica, thank you so much. countdown time, 22 days until the election and thousands of mail in ballots are being sent to register colorado voters today. so here's what you need to know. you have to return that ballot by 7:00 p.m. on november 8. either turn it in, in person or mail it in. but, it has to be received by that deadline. postmarks do not count. also, if you mail it, you'll have to pay 68 cents in postage. every registered voter will get a mail in ballot. this is the first presidential ballot where everyone's ballot is being sent directly to them. >> that is one thing that changed. there was a change in law in 2013, what they did was alleviate a lot of the

sign up and request one, certain elections they were mailed to you automatically. but not in others. now if you are an active registered voter, you vote, keep your address up to date, you get one sent to you automatically for all elections. >> if you are not registered, you have until the end of the month to sign up and have your ballot sent to you. if you really are last minute person, you can still register on election day, november 8. anyone who lived in colorado for at least 22 days can register to vote. ballot is long. you will get two cards that equal one ballot. make sure to turn in both cards. now the next presidential debate is this wednesday. and 9news will host two more local debates. we'll take a closer look at ballot questions tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. on channel 20. then on thursday, october 20, we will host a debate between the 6th congressional district candidates. republican incumbent, mike kauffman, will debate morgan carol. new this morning, two

shooting. denver police told us that the double shooting happened on north udora street near 30th street and mlk, jr., boulevard. officers say the victim's injuries are not life threatening and they don't have any suspect information to release at this time. this weekend, temperatures got hot, but it made for a beautiful day for the denver rock and roll marathon. >> it's running weather, right? maybe a little hot. >> blow you down the street if you run in >> thousands of runners took advantage of that great weather. so, the 13.1 mile race started at civic center park. it took runners through several neighborhoods before returning to the park. this was the first year that the event took place without a full marathon distance. the top two women finishers were actually twin sisters. >> that's cool. >> elvine edged out her sister by three seconds. i wish we had video of them

two sisters, first and second place. pretty amazing. >> that is. >> that's a running family, there. hey, what an amazing state we live in, right? many of you have been sharing pictures of your 80-degree weekend. i actually did that, too, we went on a long bike ride yesterday and shared some pictures. just beautiful out there. keep them coming. use the hashtag and we'll keep sharing them with the viewers. >> i have a picture. my daughter was riding her bike in the fall leav. >> she looks this big with all those big trees out there. remember how cam newton walked out of the press conference after the panthers loss to the broncos in super bowl? >> yeah. >> deja vu all over again. looks like another bout of being a sore loser. we'll have that coming up after our break. >> this is probably one of the safest freezers in the u.s. >> and there is a huge freezer here in denver.

how we've missed him. the broncos leader returns to work today. welcome back kubiak. welcome back, kubiak. he's been resting for the past week after suffering a severe migraine. he had to be taken to the hospital after the broncos game against atlanta. so he is now clear to be back on the field coaching today ahead of their houston next monday. >> we wish him the best. i'm sure he will be happy to be back. the carolina panthers are now, get this, 1-5 after losing to the new orleans saints on sunday. and the person who apparently felt the loss the most was quarterback, cam newton. although he scored a heck of a lot of fantasy points. he brought back some super bowl memories during his post game news conference after the game. he only offered a couple responses and then he walked

session. by unofficial estimates, that's 59 seconds shorter than his super bowl post game news conference was. >> oh man, come on, cam, i want so badly for him to be a good sport. >> you have to talk to the media, even when you lose. he'll get a lot of practice doing that. >> that is cold, gary, oh man. >> major league baseball playoffs are getting closer to the world series right now. the blue jays will play again tonight. the indians lead the series. two games to none. if cleveland wins tonight, only one game away from the world series. boy, it's been a good year in cleveland. >> oh yeah, good for them. >> yeah, as for the national league series, the dodgers and cubs get today off. that series is tied 1-1. the cubs won the first game, dodgers won the second game. their next game is tomorrow at

all right, if your forecast today, it's going to be a windy one and we will have high fire danger. you know, we have conditions so nice outside right now, because finally we have a look of fall on the front range. but these trees that have these leaves that look beautiful, yeah, those winds will be knocking down those fall leaves. this morning is going to be a bright and sunny one. maybe the day off, you can enjoy that cup of coffee on the porch. because this morning, they are gusting pretty strong in the foothills and in the high country. notice how by this afternoon, those stronger winds will be moving on to the front range. around lunchtime, gusts 20 miles per hour, and those strong winds will move into the eastern plains through this evening. hold on to your hattings. amelia, did you put on that extra hair spray? >> that's every day, belen. don't be silly. yes, there's a can at my desk.

start. so, enjoy the ride for the early bird start, we're looking at speeds in the 50s and 60s. c470 are all include the. 225 drive time southbound is ten minute as you head down toward the dtc. between santa fe should not be a problem for you whatsoever and a quick peek across our map shows while we're clear, southbound 25 at speier is one crash wrapping up across our side streets and that sits at

it is 5:49 right now. colorado is home to some interesting and otherwise unknown places. we're not talking about nature this time, but national ice corps laboratory. marty is looking at what the lab actually does. >> this is probably one of the safest freezers in the u.s. >> safe and cold. try 36 degrees below zero. even froze by the time we left. so here's the deal. an ice cores a cylinder of ice, literally layered with information about the past. the national ice core laboratory stores and processes the cores for study around the world. so, why ice? we talked with the lab's cure ray curator.

there's lots of places you can get information about climate. but ice cores are the only source of ancient air. >> here's the breakdown, ice cores have layers very similar to rings on a tree. you can see clear and foggy layers marking winter and summer seasons respectively through time. with a closer look, scientists study trapped air in the ice, seeing everything from volcanic activity to wild fires, and winter. scientists can predict how the climate may respond to certain events in the future. meteorologist, marty coniglio, 9news. >> i had no idea that existed. the oldest dating ice core dates back 416,000 years. i bet you didn't know that. all right, let's talk to belen d e leon.

if you know marty, he is filled with fun facts. i have a fun fact for you. daylight saving time is going to come to an end very soon. today the sunrise will be at 7:13. sunset will be at 6:17. so, we have about 11 hours of daylight, but daylight saving time will be ending on november 6. we set our clocks back an hour. we fall back as the saying goes. now today the temperatures are going to be cooler than yesterday. not as warm, but 78 our normal high should be around 65. those winds will be increasing this afternoon, gusting to 20 to 25 miles per hour. gusts rather to 40 miles per hour. so, yeah, it's going to be difficult to drive at times in the mountains and here in the front range, increase fire danger. 30s and 40s on the map right now, 60s to the south. 40s closer to leadville and eagle. temperatures at 63 degrees. this afternoon will look like this. we'll have 90s to the south and

we will have a front pushing through this afternoon and that will further knock down our temperatures for tomorrow. but doppler 9 quiet across the state. we'll have a small chance for light showers in our north and central mountains while the weather here in the city stays dry. this afternoon, it's going to be a gusty one tonight, tomorrow morning, we're waking up to a few clouds in the sky. temperatures tonight will drop to 39 degrees. we'll see a gradual improvement in the wind. remember during the day, we're seeing gusts hour. this evening, winds to 10 to 20 miles per hour are looking much better. how about it feeling like fall? come on, mother nature. 60s and 50s for tuesday, wednesday, and thursday, then by the weekend, temperatures will jump into the 70s again. iowa meal yay, how amelia, how are the roads looking? >> we are just about to hit that 6:00 mark. in the meantime, c-dot cams, nothing to complain about here.

both directions are flowing smoothly. further to the south near monument, i-25 corridor is looking fantastic. no complaints at all and the views out across our fort collins drive are also very much in the clear. as we move over to our maps, we'll see a nice easy start crash wise, nothing to worry about across 285, c-470, e-470 is also clear. across our side street, one crash across colfax and

actor, seth rogan held a fundraiser. they called it hilarity for charity. by the end of the three hour event, they raised more than $1 million by auctioning off things like, camping trips to paris, vacations, dinner reservations, that sort of thing. and another contribution, snoop dogg decided to auction off some of >> what? >> marijuana. he sold it for $1,000. how about that. that's some expensive marijuana. another grand added to alzheimer's research. so it was all for a good cause, anyway. >> okay, yeah, went to a good cause. all right, live auction. snoop dogg. >> oh boy, okay. in the middle of the ocean with nothing between you and a great giant shark, right? but some metal bars. yeah, so what do you do when

>> panic. >> wail hear from the guy who had that happen.

this is 9news. >> we are a little more than four weeks away from election day. and things are picking up here in our battleground state. two key campaigns are going to be visiting today. >> good morning, millions of ballots will be mailed out today we are getting ready for a busy day ahead. >> and some stores are taking an interesting approach to dealing with the creepy clown craze. they will stop selling clown masks. is that the answer? you'll have a chance to weigh in live at 6:12. >> well, that is a weird clown right there. >> i don't want to see that one. >> good morning, everyone, right now, several wild fires keeping fire crews busy all across the state.