and we certainly could use some rain or snow in any form. the front that's coming in overnight tonight has limited precipitation with it. temperatures in the mid-60s this hour, and we are tracking that cool air to the north. the really cold air will stay north of picking up over some of the higher passes, and fire managers are monitor the fire zones because the winds will shift and become erratic with the overnight cool front slipping in from the northwest. not a lot on the radar though. a little light rain and snow in the northern mountains. that's why we anticipate the heaviest accumulation, maybe 2-6 inches of snow in the northern

mid-50s by 7:00. there is the chance some areas could zoo a brief shower overnight. we'll talk about that, and look ahead to a warmer weekend outlook. tomorrow night skies clear, winds are light, many areas may go into a freeze watch. we're expected to drop below freezing in denver. >> wow! yikes. >> it's time. the federal emergency management agency approved a grant to help colorado fight a fire. it has bunched tractors and two homes.

have been told to evacuate. >> there's gonna be crews out working hard today. we're work as hard as we can to preserve the structure that are in place. >> no word on what started fire. a federal type 1 management team will officially take over at 6:00 tomorrow morning. nine children, one of them just 14 years old has in the last week been rescued from the sex trade. the children were found during a 3-day sting in colorado and wyoming. dozens of local agencies helped the f.b.i. take down hotels, street corners

arrested pumps and johns. social media makes it harder for police to stop it. >> this issue isn't going away. it's getting bigger and social media is part of that. if we spent a month doing this, the numbers would be staggering yet we still will not have eliminated it from our streets >> across the country, 82 children being trafficked for sex were rescued. ow campaign spots in boulder and centennial yesterday, donald trump is wrapping up two rallies in colorado. trump's running mate mike pence is scheduled to campaign in durango tomorrow. the national rifle association is campaigning for fluchl colorado with a new tv ad. brandon explains in this

>> a man attacked me in a parking garage, tried to stab me with an 8-inch knife but i carried a pistol. i fought back. >> it's a compelling story from christie and it is a true story. then the ad tries to take her personal credibility and use it to make a political argument. >> every woman has a right to defend herself with a gun if she chooses. hillary clinton disagrees with that. make no mistake, hillary clinton is in favor of gun control but she's not on record anywhere opposing the fundamental right to bear arms as written in the 2nd amendment. the gun lobby can point to audio of linton at a funz raiser in which she says the sproirt -- supreme court got it wrong on the 2nd amendment, after a ruling struck down a local ban on handguns and said the individual right to bear

individual right to posses firearms ought to be upheld. the court should have aloud reasonable restriction in that case, he said. that's what the bush administration argued in its brief in the same case. you take that together, and the ad-makers have a point. the woman used in this ad used a handgun. if the high court ruled that local governments can ban handguns depending on what city she was in, she might not have been able to use one. but this ad cld that clinton actively wants to ban all guns for self-defense which is more extreme than her actual position in favor of gun control. >> donald trump supports my right to own a gun. >> reporter: this is true. trump has made defense of gun rights a central theme of his campaign. though he has taken positions in the past that are of concern to the gun lobby like supporting an assault weapons ban. and recently he supported the idea of banning gun sales to people on the federal no-fly

running this ad opposes. the ad tries to take clinton's position to an extreme end that she's never compiel embraced. it would have been more accurate to say she's campaigning for more gun control. something trump opposes. >> you can check our research for this truth test and find many more of them on 9news.com. hillary clinton and donald trump will face each other for the third and final campus of the university of nevada, las vegas. the setup will resemble the first debate with both candidates. we'll take a closer look at the ballot questions tonight at 7:00 on channel 20, then thursday night at 7:00, we'll host a debate between six congressional district candidates.

isis. eagle spoke today with the commander in iraq about the strategic importance of retaking mosul. >> isis has said this silent crown jewel. iraq. and this idea ofical fate, in 2014, when they came, they said come here this is the caliphate on earth. there's not going to be one if there ever was one here.

city for two years. which has given them time to prepare for the fight. you've probably heard of a flash flood. what about a flash drought? it's a real thing, and colorado experienced one in 2012. the ability to predict flash droughts has ald been tough, but as maya rodriguez tells us, it's about easier. >> this is the sorlt of drought which doesn't have any lasting commission. >> reporter: flash droughts like flash floods are sudden. dry conditions coming on without warning. a new study from the national study for atmospheric

may be a way to better predict them. >> we also should look toward the ground in addition to the sky. >> reporter: and what comes from the sky, snow. snowpack. it's the added ingredient to an equation that could predict glad draughts months in advance. >> you have such a lack of snowpack, which influence our soil moisture. >> reporter: scientists found by looking at the moisturement, soil moisture, and analyzing snowpack, they could increase their prediction of a flash drought from one month in advance to four.

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a synthetic opioid twice as powerful as sharon linked to 50 deaths nationwide in. salt lake, two 13-year-old boys, best friends, died within 48 hours each other. >> the reality is a lot of these kids are using snapchat so parents aren't on that and messages are disappearing immediately. there's been a disconnect with parents not understanding the social media side of this and certainly as we delved into this deeper, we found there are connections. >> the dea is pushing for new

pearl jam, janet jackson, topping the list of rock and roll hull of fame nominees this spring. 5-7 are typically chosen. to be eligible they must have released their first recording at least 25 years ago. this will be pearl tupack's first year of eligibility. others include shalka khan, and jane's addiction. making it easier for people to enjoy colorado's outdoors. the first park to have an all-terrain wheelchair that can go off-road and up dirt trails

cooler conditions have rushed, and we're expecting that trend to continue tomorrow. >> we could see fresh snow

be pretty chilly tonight! >> absolutely . you're always so fashion-forward. [ laughter ] >> tomorrow you might need a double jacket. probably one of the colder once of the week. it is a beautiful afternoon out there. a little haze and cloud cover there's a storm coming that will bring more snow to the high country. the average date for denver's first snow is tomorrow. and we do not see denver's first snow in the extended forecast for the next nine days. 64 in denver today, average for this time of year. we're going cooler tomorrow with the arrival of that overnight cool front. moisture very limited with this system. winds are gonna kick up a bit overnight.

16. pretty calm in the backyard outside the studio, low 60s downtown. wind kick up over the higher passes, that will continue into the overnight hours. fire managers monitoring the wind in that area as well. any amount of wind with dry conscience will amplify the fire situation from the northwest with cooler air with it. we have a brief chance of a shower through the evening. the coldest air will stay to the north of us. we're gonna monitor the northern mountains, snow level about 7,500. not anticipating any winter weather or travel advisories. and for denver, any moisture will come in the form

denver southward not going to see much of anything. notice the snow level stays high. steamboat, estes park, isolated showers coming up with a low in the 30s to low 40s. and tomorrow afternoon, temperatures warm nest southeastern colorado, taking much of the day for that front to push into the southern part temperatures in the mountains in the 40s. and foothill temperatures a little cool as well. 51 in idaho springs, and 43 the best you'll do in grand lake tomorrow. partly cloudy cool conditions with lows in the mid to upper 30s. isolated showers overnight there, long gone by tomorrow morning. clouds, clear out by lunchtime.

game coming up on monday. the kickoff temperature should be in the 70s. beautiful colors to be found in the high country. around the 9news backyard and denver, the leaves and trees are finally starting to change outside the studios as well. it's pretty out here. so long flierngsing around. [ laughter ] kubiak knows something needs to change with the broncos before the big game.

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no shortage of story line for the broncos this week. gary kubiak returns to the sel brock osweiler returns. two straight losses for the broncos. kubiak lost the last one from home recovering from a complex migraine and didn't like what he saw. >> it was tough. we gotta play better. i would say the last -- i told the players today, the last two games for us looked a lot like alike offensively we've

so we gotta play better. that's the nfl. the biffs may get a break -- buffers may get a break in colorado. cu is one win away from bowl eligibility and currently tide for the pac-12 south lead >> stanford in 1st place, and pac-12 south, they're rolling. when they watch film and realize there's something on the line that wasn't been there before,

>> some air under this pass, straight in the hands of henderson. hill drilled this ball to field hockey takes no. three. lauren murray will follow it all the way to the net. an extra point, and that would be the

>> kyle helbig is ability to make the catch even after it bobbles to the defender. >> we've ranked them now it's your turn. toronto fought off elimination beating cleveland 5-1 this afternoon. game 3 of the cubs and dodgers series frank kaminski played an exhibition game in chicago last night, and a lifelong white sox fan did some trolling on his way in. bartman is that cubs fan that is blamed for blowing the cubs' chance in 2003 by interfering with a foul ball. he admits it's sour grapes and he does not want to see the cubs do well. >> my heart breaks every time i

>> i feel bad for him. >> can you imagine if there was more social media back then? >> oh! that would be bad. >> gonna be a good game tonight. nbc nielths news is next -- nightly news is next. and we'll join you back here at 9:00 and 10:00.

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