. cool morning along the front range. chilliest temperatures we have seen so far this year. freeze warnings in effect until 8:00 a.m. do you make the same commitment you absolutely will accept the result of this >> donald trump casts doubt on the entire election in his boldest move yet amid claims of election rigging and most talked about moments in the third and final presidential debate. we're going to break it down for you. >> we'll have more analysis on that debate in a minute. it's 28 degrees. let's start there. coldest night of the season so far. marty is in the 9 news backyard. we start cold but not going to stay there. >> we are several hours.

warning. much of the front range, eastern plains running down to new mexico border this morning. a lot of us have not reached the low temperature for the day. we're in the 20s and low 30s around here now. we also have frost concerns for yuma, carson, cheyenne this morning. upper 20s to low 30s. we'll slowly warm to mid and we'll pop up to 50s and 60s this afternoon. by late in the afternoon, i anticipate that we're going to start to see a few fair weather clouds in and around the area. as far as air quality goes, we did get a break from the wildfire spoke yesterday with the strong northerly wind that came through. it's really confining the smoke

other i'll update you on fire weather in a few minutes. >> thank you. 6:01. just taken off from the airport, they're checking out commerce city commute, downtown as well as beth sides of i-70 near the mouse trap. so far, so good. dark conditions but at least roads are dry and clear. we see the central part of our dry near 25 and anderson, fairing well this morning. it's thursday. one more day before we head to friday drive enjoy these conditions. if headed to the airport, we should see an easy start getting out there. 37 minutes as the university of colorado a-line is running on time. once you get to the airport, no issues with security wait times or concerns there. the drive towards the springs. folks waking help and hitting the roads. overall, a problem free start. . do you make the same

election? >> i will tell you at the time. i'll keep you in suspense. >> that's kind of interesting. november 9, day after the election, may be bigger than november 8th. donald trump is refusing to say whether he'll accept the outcome of the election if hillary clinton does win. it was probably the biggest in a series of highlights from the third and final presidential debate. both candidates squared minutes in las vegas. tracey was there for the shouting match. >> trump called this rigged, declined twice to accept the results if he loses. >> i'll tell you at the time and keep you in suspense. his team hinting this could be a long, drawn out fight.

confident we'll start. >> it started as the most debate yet. >> i'm putting pro life justices on the court. >> i do not -- >> he'd rather have president. >> besides debt, economy, immigration, they hit subjects like leaked e-mails. russian government engaged in espionage against americans. >> and sexual assault allegations. >> i didn't do anything. theyshe's running for office of president. they want to look tough.

unreleased tax returns. >> we have undocumented immigrants immigrants in america paying more income tax than a billionaire. >> tracey pots, nbc news, las vegas. you know, i just heard somebody say promises most divisive claims made on that one. >> when i think about what we need to do, we have 33,000 people a year who die from guns. i think we need comprehensive background checks. >> 33,000 people are about 90 people a day die from guns.

>> in chicago t toughest laws in the united states, probably you could say by far they have more gun violence than any other city. we have the toughest law and tremendous gun violence. >> that's trump on chicago's gun problems. our fact checkers found they use to have much tougher laws and a concealed carry ban in 2014-15. it's truehe gun violence. >> you're fact checking a different issue every half hour. we'll have more online. tonight a debate closer to home. republican congressman hoffmann and his democratic opponent carol are going to face off on 9 news. the 6th congressional district is most political in colorado.

online. all right thank you. six minutes after 6:00 now. nine homeless people say city of denver violated their constitutional rights. today a status hearing is going to happen on a federal lawsuit filed against the city. the group says denver passed a camping ban. they say city has taken and destroyed their property. denver mayor hancock has defended the homeless sweep saying the city made the move because of unsafe conditions in the ball park neighborhood. government investigators are looking into the allegations that veterans administration employees used in colorado used unofficial wait list to hide how long veterans had to wait for care. the va watchdog announced audit wednesday. senator ron johnson of wisconsin and corey gardener asked for the inquiry after the whistle blower

he also told them a 26-year-old army ranger took his own life waiting for mental health care in colorado springs and the clinic may have falsified the veteran's records after he decide. chilly this morning. this time yesterday we did have some snow. our friend matt has a great eye catching some of the new snow in the county during the day yesterday. if you're working outside, bundle up this morning. you'll want layers. later in the day, as low 60s. start feeling toasty for you. junkins fire area, that would be at the worst humidity levels. getting fairly low this afternoon into the teens. temperatures again in the fire area staying in the 50s today. from a wind and temperature standpoint, pretty good looking day for firefighters. >> good. glad to hear it.

>> that's -- hasn't always been that way. >> that's for sure. a genetic disorder made that dream nearly impossible. an aurora high schooler gets his special moment. we were there to capture it. . >> a thousand people are fed through the denver feed a family program.

. clear and calmer this morning than yesterday. the front is out. it is kicking off thunderstorms in the midwest. we have dry weather from here to the west coast. the showers that you're seeing up there in oregon and washington are going up and around colorado over the weekend. that leaves us with clear sky this isor let's see a few cirrus cloud moving in this afternoon. temperatures at or little warmer than yesterday. because it will be less windy, going to feel a lot better than yesterday. low 60s for most of us, 50s in the foothills. as far as wind goes, we keep nit single digits most of the day. few freezes in the foothills during the afternoon. across the state, dry for really everyone in colorado.

we're getting upper levels of those clouds. there's no rain or snow to be had out ahead. 50s central valleys. we'll get from 60s to the south. mostly 60s in the eastern plains, front range, western valleys today. for us, look for a good deal of morning sun. clouds drift in later in the day. 61 for our high tonight. we'll keep the tonight. then off to the races again. 70s friday. close to 80 saturday. mid 70s sunday. chances sunday and monday are extremely small. if you get something, going to be very light. >> thank you marty. going to check our drive at 6:13. clear start on a thursday. pretty easy speed across town. few areas of light delay.

hopefully get you around the backups. this is one of our slow downs moving east and southbound. we're going to see york to vasquez, 60s dropping to 40s. looking okay north to west. enjoy it while you can. quick crash at havana and gerard. cleared up already. 225 speeds doing great. quicker look past our cameras, 22 to york approach to vasquez. looking really great. 11 is minute drive south 225. parker road 25 is the first area of slow down. we'll watch for that. >> thank you much. it's 6:14 now. it's a tradition that we become to know thanksgiving in denver. this year, the 52nd annual thanksgiving basket give away is in danger of not happening.

foundation in denver. they're trying to get the community involved. they say together they could make this happen. >> yes, they need your help to make this happen. it's a tradition. 52 years and counting. it's about being inspired, honorrings bruce randolph's -- honoring bruce randolph's legacy. if you've been here during that time, this is so inspiring. th funding. there's a big demand for food. there's a decrease in corporate sponsorship this is year and individual donations. that's really impacted the denver feed a family program. of course this is because of higher food costs and because more people are moving here to denver. some of them face housing challenges, food and security. now more than ever, they need your help. you know, this program feeds up

distributed just to put this on every thanksgiving. it cost around $200,000. later this morning, we'll be at the upward center. they're putting a call out to everyone, anyone. donate as much as you can. really gary shirley takes one or two dollars from a lot of people to make this happen. if you find a way to open your hearts, this does people so much good. feeding the homeless and families that don't have another thanksgiving meal. such a >> that's what the holidays are about. >> it's eye opening to see the extent of the need to all be a part of fulfilling it. 6:16 now. an injured animal is always

. 6:19. a member of california law enforcement has died in the line of duty. a sheriff deputy near the oregon border was shot and killed responding to a disturbance call wednesday night the suspect is in custody. the sheriff office says deputy jack hoffmann just joined the force last year. overnight, fellow deputies held

lights and sirens. a mentally ill woman shot and killed by a new york city police officer is going to be remembered today. a vigil is planned tonight for 66-year-old deborah danker. her neighbor reported a disturbance at an apartment tuesday. officers arrived and say she was maked and armed with says res so. she charged one of them with a baseball bat. the officer that shot her is placed on modified duty the city's protocol. a patriotic rescue on the side of the highway, and a troopers camera caught it all. the video shows trooper velez driving toward the eagle. see the speck on the side of the road, shoulder of the highway? the eagle had been hit by a car. the troop per gets out of his car and -- trooper gets out of his car, makes his way over,

his chest and brought it back to his car. the eagle stayed put in the back seat while he drove it to animal control. it was hurt, but the x-ray show nod broken bones the trooper got a little scratched up but says he didn't regret the decision to get out and help the bird. overall, the bird is calm in the back. >> that's so cool. eagles i'm guessing shock. >> it's 6:21 now. field of dreams was not in iowa wednesday night. it was a baseball diamond in aurora. >> this is something he's dreamed about his whole life. >> how a church helped this baseball fan's long time dream come true. first, a check on the weather and traffic. mild finish today running

60s today. few thin high clouds. over the weekend, we jack things up to 70s. dry and warm. does not look windy over the weekend. that should be pleasant. talk about pleasant. monday night football on channel 20 dry, mild, couple high clouds around. we'll start around 60 61 degrees nice for october >> that's going to be gorgeous. >> getting outside to our drive. going to enjoy no highway accidents. at least for now, it's looking pretty darn nice. so much green out here. high 70. by the time left1? my desk and headed here to the monitor, these crashes popped up. 225 around cull fax. another i-70 close to chambers. i'll look at those and have an update in a few. today on your lunch break, may be a good opportunity to wash

. welcome back. it's 6:25 now. a moment on a baseball diamond in aurora that shows the best of sports. a boy with a genetic disorder

on wednesday, he was finally able to step up to the plate. >> that's so cool. harrison is his name. something he's always wanted to do. something similar to cerebral palsy makes it nearly impossible top play possible. we said nearly. he asked for someone to help him hit the ball. his friends i have thrower to hold a bat. he was able to run the bases. >> he's been to countless games with his brothers, yelled at umpire, screamed from the stands. today is his turn. >> great hit. >> did you hear him. woohoo. >> great. harrison is hoping to qualify to play in more competitive

ball. tryouts are next spring. >> teams should be fighting over him as a player. >> absolutely. last night, candidates for president got one last chance to make an impression on voters before election day. we want to know who came away as

. my social security, payroll contribution will go up as will donald's assuming he can't get out of it. >> such a nasty woman. >> such personal attacks on their policy and past. the third and final presidential debate had it all. >> i'll tell you at the time. >> that's >> most he said he would refuse. >> you're a puppet. >> each candidate takes one last chance to attack one another and make their case on the national stage. now the decision is up to you. >> all right. much more on the election and the debate coming up in a little bit. in the meantime, we're in a cold backyard. it's one of those mornings i'm

>> we are too. >> having pants on is a good policy. >> it's turning cold. it's freezing overnight. we are heading towards a really warm couple days. >> that's right. get through this morning, it starts warming up quickly. we have been in the 20s in a lot of places. it's chilly out here. we'll go back inside in a minute. we which can out the field this morning. no baseball played there. too bad fantastic over the weekend. it would be a great site to have baseball. take a look at one of our other sports venues. unbelievable shot. this is our live camera at sports authority field. phenomenal color going on now. just a spectacular sunrise with temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. we are in the middle of a freeze warning that's going to continue

wind is quite light. going to stay generally light through the day. it's dry across the state. yesterday's cold front has made it. looks like it's gone past st. louis. they're getting thunderstorms out of this. we start with cold temperatures. we finished close to our average high of 64. low 60s this afternoon. advantage of today over yesterday, it won't be as windy. going to feel comfort >> fairly dry around here. over the early part of next week, we do anticipate rain and snow to move into western colorado. by tuesday morning, barely a trickle around here. it's going to be dry here on the prong range for several days to come. >> starting to get busy on our drive 6:32. more traffic out here. 6:25. they make their way across

we can see a lot of volume as we come out to maps. we'll look where that crash has been reported. if sky 9 spots it, i'll let you know which lanes are blocked and how to get around it. to avoid the backups, use chambers, savannah to go parallel to i-70. northbounders in the 20s sliding up to sixth avenue. also westbound 76 crash. 85 is running approaching 76. out across our side street, we have a wreck on chambers near i-70. >> thanks so much. 6:33 now. the mission to free the iraqi city from mosul from isis controlled city expected to take weeks or months.

operations to retake iraq russian president vladimir putin is holding out hope for indefinite hope for indefinite air strikes. russia promised an eight hour hold to allow suffering civilians to lead and give rebels safe passage. after the meetings with france and germany, putin says he hopes to continue as long as there are no more attacks from forces. syria and putin were major topics in las vegas during the third presidential debate. both candidates clashed over recent releases of hillary clinton's campaign e-mails by wikileaks. and russia's supposed involvement in those hacks. >> will donald trump admit and condemn russians are doing this and make it clear that he will not have the help of putin in

russian espionage against americans which he encouraged in the past. >> i don't know putin. he said nice things about me. if we got along well, that would be good. if russia and united states got along well and went after isis, that could be good. he has no respect for her, no respect for our president. >> the candidates went onto accuse each other for being puppets for >> invasion was also an issue. both pointed a finger both saying they support had the country years ago. >> once again, donald is implying he didn't support the invasion of iraq. i said it was a mistake. i said that years ago. he has consistently denied what is a very clear fact -- >> wrong. >> before the invasion he supported it. i want everybody to google donald trump iraq.

sources which verify that he was for the invasion of iraq. >> wrong. >> well donald trump went onto say the offensive in mosul to get rid of isis going on now was started to boost hillary clinton's run for the presidency. >> immigration was also a major topic. tom reiterated belief for need for stronger borders which includes the building of wall along the border of mexico. cl deportation of illegal immigrants in the united states. >> we have bad people in this country we have to get out. once the boarder secured, we'll make a recommendation as to the r. we have some bad here, and we're going to get them out. >> he said every undocumented

massive law enremain silentment presence where -- law enforcement presence where law enforcers would go home to home, business to business rounding up anyone undocumented. we would have to put them on trains and buses to get them out of the down trip that's an idea not in keeping with who we are as a nation. >> the candidates didn't only talk about domestic issues were talked about, one including the issue of abortion. for more on that, we sent over to anderson.

defunding planned parenthood. >> if you go with what hillary is saying in the ninth month, you can take the baby and rip the baby out of the wound of the mother. >>ur teams rate had the one out of context. most states don't allow abortion after 22 to 24 weeks. only four doctors deliver late term abortions in the entire country. >> thank you. a lot is said about the ti presidential debates and one vice presidential debate. we'd like to know who you think did the best job. >> we have a poll up. take for the. here's a look at results so far on our facebook page. as you can see, chris wallace is leading. in our twitter poll, similar results. we have a facebook post asking you who asked the toughest questions. we'll talk to our political

that chris wallace did last night. i thought he did a great job. >> i did. >> he asked very difficult questions. he also tried to keep them in check which is no easy task. >> not easy to do. >> it was the last chance to address the national audience and last chance to make an impression on >> who won in your opinion? go on our website and share your

low blows, accusations mixed in. this morning trump is saying he won the debate. according to the cnn poll, hillary clinton won 512% 52% to 39%. what do you think? go online and cast your volt for the winner. cast right now. >> the last debate is over. reaction to some things said wednesdayle night just starting to pick up steam. >> tracey pots joins us live

from the final debate. hey tracey. >> hey there gary and cheryl good morning everyone. the thing that stands out that a lot of people are talking about this morning is donald trump not saying whether he would accept the results of the election. he went into this saying he's not going to say whether or not he would accept the election results leaving a lot tor november 8th. >> trump who's repeatedly called this election rigged declined twice to accept the results if he loses. >> i'll tell you at the time and keep you in suspense. >> that's horrifying. >> are you serious?

>> it started on issues like guns and abortions and overturning roe v. wade. >> i'm putting pro life on the court. >> i do not think the united states government should step in. >> i'm not quoting -- >> and contention on russia's president. >> he'd rather have a puppet as president of the united states. >> you're the puppet. >> they hit subjects like e-mails. >> russian government engaged in espionage against americans. >> i think they want fame or her campaign. >> trump claimed the latest defensive against isis is political. >> she's running for the office of president. they want to look tough.

still unhe un -- unreleased tax returns. >> final arguments with less than three weeks left to win voters. . >> so today looking head of the vice presidential running mate, will mrs. obama and mrs. obama out in battleground states. hillary clinton and donald trump are at >> probably won't be breaking bread i'm guessing. thank you for that our 9 news political experts are here now to talk about it. donald trump, the big headline is refusing to say i'll concede if i lose. what do you make of that? >> our elections in this country are decentralized. a majority of secretary of states in the country happen to be republicans. i think ultimately unless it's

some kind of report of widespread fraud, he will concede 236 he loses, and she will con pseudoif he -- willedee wins. >> to keep us in suspend? >> yes, i agree. i feel stress and anxiety over this. quite candidate test the election. elections in this country are administratorred by county and secretary of states. to have a national conspiracy of republican sporters and point of law ticks to collude with

>> having the benefit of seeing two debates i thought was a good job. i was expecting a tilt. wallace did a good job like he does most sunday mornings. at the end of the day, he was extremely fair. he kept the crowd under better that previous hosts. >> how do you think donald trump did last night? >> i thought he was baited from hillary clinton where she brought up loans from his father. he turned it around and made hit about foreign policy. there were many opportunities where he did better than the first two debates.

thats for sure >> i keep talking president the bar for this election. they did end uptaking the plait and plait -- ended uptaking the plate and saying something horrendous. at the end of the day, she showed american people, not only is she witty, smart, excelle span from domestic policy and experience over last three years. >> we're going to talk to experts again coming up in the 7:00 hour on 7:20. in the meantime, we've been taking a poll of our own. >> it's pretty close. hillary clinton up 54% to trump's 44% from viewers talking about who you thought won the debate. we were talking in sociology in

listening. it's usually down by party lines about who won. right now you are all saying hillary clinton won. >> i'm thinking both candidates agree. they're glad that's the last. >> appreciate it. >> appreciate your insight as always 6:49. governor hicken looper appears to have voted today. no secret the clinton. he says she's the only candidate commit today bringing people together and building an economy that works for all in colorado. cool start to the day if you're working outside today. very chilly from now to 9:30 this morning. we have a frieze warning until 8:00 this morning for the -- a freeze warning until 8:00 this morning. a lot of us at or slightly below

hours. we have frost going on. that goes until 9:00 this morning mentioned how dry it s. denver running two and a half inches below average for precipitation. most of that coming since the beginning of august with a dry start. we've had springs below average. we have a few spots running above. four inches below average is a southwest part of the state. going up sky 9 over 189thand el dorado near the airport in broomfield. taking a look at a tough scene fire crews are working to remove a vehicle. we're not sure how many are underside underneath the semi truck. this helicopter has been circling over. there's at least -- looks like

we'll have an update and let you know about injuries the road blocked off and shut down. outside, the rest of our drive, getting busy out here. crashes few and far between. backups sent to parker road on our side streets. we have a stall at i-25. alameda especially at this front in big one is 128. l han a few minutes. a thanksgiving tradition that helps those in need.

. we've established it's a cold start to the day. with clear conditions this afternoon, we are anticipating a nice rebounded later this afternoon. yesterday's front came through, kicked up a bunch of wind around here. it's now creating severe weather in the midwest going to have another day of severe storms in and midwest. rain north and west up in mostly washington. going to be routed up and around colorado over the weekend. we're not anticipating any new moisture here. sunshine this morning, thin cirrus clouds moving this afternoon. just enough maybe to color our sunset a bit. little more than that. 50s foothills. mostly lower 60s. it will not be as windy today as yesterday. going to feel better if you're

afternoon. looking generally single digit wind speed. once we get past sunset, east part of town, aurora, dia, parker east. we'll get a strong southerly wind breezy on the plains tonight. that's going to accelerate warming tomorrow. sunny down south. high clouds up north. wild statewide. close to average. 50s northern mountains, 60s out west. lower 60s mainly sunny conditions. a lot less wind, low 60s for highs. we'll keep the wind around tonight. a few thin clouds. if you're going out tonight, the meteor shower peaks tonight. only 10 to 15 meteors per hour. through the weekend we go with temperatures in the 70s. chances for rain early next week are very small. thank you marty.

this is highway and eldorado. this is a major route for drivers in the morning drive. alternate will be this. you can see interlock to coleton over to 128. this is a big time backup. slow pleased, please plan h. lots of people use this to avoid the backups on 36 itself. what's going on is a semi truck has a vehicle that seems to be penned underneath. fire crews working to get something underneath. we don't have word on injuries yet. as we go out to the rest of our drive, live view to volume built up here across 25, 45th avenue. southbound backups standard.

denver metro area. watch for a stalled 25 as well as chambers near the i-74 corridor. >> thank you. let's look at top stories we have been following today. feds looking into accusations the va had a question credit wait list this held how vas had to -- the va had a secret wait list which made how long vas had to wait to be treated. a group of homeless sued the city claiming their constitutional rights had been violated. they believe they were forced from the downtown area to quote, clear the way for new how

containment though little on the fire burning near west cliff in cuss toward counties. firefighters say the junction fire is 3% contained. first time they've reported secure lines around the fire at all. so far, it's destroyed five homes, forced 250 properties to evacuate freeman fire in eagle county is 50% contained the fire sunday in thomasville is when it since burned 34le acres and not damaged many buildings. cool weather may help. 52nd year of the thanksgiving give away is struggling. the annual family distribution is facing federal challenges. organizers are facing a hire demand for food and more expensive food. they're asking for donations. crews out to clear large

finish. there was a rock slide on 133 near mcclure pass on wednesday. the rocks have to be broken up and hauled away. the detour is over now and people are past. for us today, low 60s running within a couple degrees and average warmer over the weekend. record high this is weekend up to 80s. saturday might be a day we'll fl record readings. i mentioned few memos ago, chances of showers are monday and tuesday, pretty small as moay and mondayle night, broncos channel 20 i'll be a few clouds in the afternoon. kick off temperature 59 or 60. >> for night? >> 4 not bad this time of year. i'm telling you. we're heading over to channel 20 with lots nor on the

night. we'll check in with our ex fetors for their take. stay with us. have a great day. good morning. defiant. donald trump grabs all the headlines with one provocative statement, saying at the final debate he's not sure he'll accept the result of the november votes. >> iiltet the me. i'll keep you in suspense. >> hillary clinton seizes the >> that's horrifying. >> and trump's running mate, mike pence, scrambles to clarify in an interview with nbc news. >> if the vote is fair, i'm confident that we will accept it. >> as republicans and democrats slam trump for rejecting a cherished principle of american democracy, what will voters say "today," thursday, november 20, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer