>> hillary is so corrupt she got kicked off the watergate commission. >> donald thought i used some sort of performance enhancer. actually i did. it funny or awkward? presidential candidates took jabs at each over at an an july charity dinner in new york last night. at one point the laughs turned to boos. >> accomplishment of your opponent you respect in the legislator. >> ouch. i don't know one. >> okay. senator carol?

candidates for the sixth congressional direct in colorado take the debate stage. >> this just in she is still trying to think. happy friday everyone. gary and cheryl with you. corey is off this week. she'll return on monday. we should see warmer temperatures today. it will be nice. >> a great weekend ahead. belen de leon is in the 9news backyard. the weekend will be different from the weather we have had the last couple of days. >> reporter: it is. ten degrees warmer than yesterday afternoon. although it is starting off pretty chilly. we have a frost advisory on the eastern plains. and a freeze warnings south near colorado springs and pueblo along i-25. temperatures on the front range we got a real spread in temperatures from 20s in greeley. broomfield 43. metro area 38 degrees.

a way to end the work week. temperatures this afternoon will be in the mid 70s. we have a few scattered clouds this morning. into this afternoon hashtag ays for days. it will be very sunny. temperatures along i-25 you'll see more 70s on the map. closer to the foothills temperatures will be in the 60s. now it is dark out there right now. sunrise doesn't happen until 7:17. then we'll see lots of sunshine. look how quick your temperatures will warm as soon 10:00 a.m. after 6. 6 -- -- 56. this evening high school football games will be happening. it will be a dry forecast for the teams and spectators. at the start temperatures in the 60s. by the end of the fourth quarter temperatures in the 50s. we have a gorgeous weekend in store. i'll bring you more on that coming up in a few. let's look at the roads. >> good morning. road conditions today making us work for the weekend.

drive. sky9 is over i-25 southbound other a four-car crash at 104th. right should per. right lane blocked. flashing lights mean backups go past 112. washington and huron are excellent ways to avoid the delay. it is a solid line through the crash. outside to the north drive time from e-470 15 minutes southbound towards the i-70 corridor wealth a power outage in aurora. originally 27,000 customers were affected. 8,000 have had power restored. about an hour left after this blown transformer left a lot of dark homes. >> thank you very much. isis militants are moving on the northern iraqi city. suicide bombers stormed a power plant in the city killing 11

government buildings. several blasts have been heard. this is most likely an attempt to move attention from the u.s. supported battle to retake mosul from isis. we'll watch the situation through the morning. a u.s. soldier has been killed in that fight against isis militants in mosul. soldier died thursday after a road-side bomb went off near the iraqi city. his name is now. the government says he was an explosives disposal specialist. this is the first american death in that operation which started last monday. firefighters in customer county are making good progress in fighting the fire near west cliff. enough progress it is safe for some evacuees to be back home. thursday night firefighters had this 33% contained. there are still neighborhoods off limits.

people out of their homes on monday. wind knocked a building into a power pole that sparked 28 square miles of fire. a popular rhino bar has to follow new security rules now that it is back opened. people lined up 7:00 thursday night for the reopening of the cold crush at 27th and laramer. the city forced it to close and suspended the bar's liquor license last week after a man was shot and killed there earlier this month. police say it time there have been problems at the bar. the owner met with city leaders and came up with a security plan to deal with the violence. >> i think what we got out of this is we are supported in this community. that's probably the best feeling you can have as a business owner to know this many people in this area and this many people frequent your bar and don't want to see it closed. >> among the new security measures at the bar there will

front door and a dress code. somebody is trying to hurt mountain bike riders in eagle county and going through trouble to do that. there is a local and federal investigation. mountain bike riders say they found spiked boards buried on the popular dirt surfer trail near eagle. it is on federal land. in may cyclist found spikes embedded in bricks buried on the trail in forest in jefferson county. hillary clinton and donald trump took the stage together in new york. it wasn't a debate. they started right where they left off in the debate from wednesday throwing insults at each other. this time though it was for a good cause. they were at the smith charity dinner. it is a traditional dinner that raises money for children. annual dinner is meant to lighten the mood after recent political discord. donald trump started off his speech being political.

a roaster attitude after he got lightly booed. >> this is the first time ever, ever that hillary is sitting down and speaking to major corporate leaders and not getting paid for it. >> hillary clinton returned the jab. she took her own jab with the opponent over his comment about women and his refusal to say whether he'd accept the results of the election if he loses. after donald. i didn't think he would be okay with a peaceful transition of power. >> donald trump did say in ohio yesterday that he would accept the results of the election if he wins. he did say one last thing last night we didn't see in the debate. that was a hand shake after they were done between the candidates. it took a cardinal to bring

republican congressman hoffman squared off with morgan carol. they are fighting to represent colorado's sixth direct which is aurora. it is one of the most competitive seats in the house of representatives. most candidates pressed each other heavily on the presidential election who they support and immigration policy. when asked to compliment their political careers neither able to do it. >> first you, accomplishment of your opponent you respect in the legislator.

grab your boards and skies. let the boss know you are not coming to work today. a basin opens for the season in three hours. >> it would be nice to tell your boss ahead of time. resorts are ready to get the first day riders up. andrew is there getting a look at the fresh powder. >> reporter: it is cold for th snow cats are grooming. we are told they have an 18- inch base on the run one they'll have opened today. they'll start to lifts up at 9:00 a.m. you can see there are a couple people lined up if you have been down here before if you watched this segment in years' past you may remember nate dog. the guy who gets the first lift. he will not get it this year. some of his friends are.

this is a big deal for the start of the ski season. there will probably be people out here today, friday and through the weekend if they can stay open. it is supposed to be warmer. they have the snow blowers blowing a good 18-inch base. we'll see what happens. >> he is dropping breaking news about nate dog. >> i hope he is all t. if you feel compelled to be among the first on the first ski day our partners at career builder went on a hunt with human resources officers. thousands of them around the country for the most unusual excuses employees used when they call in sick. >> animal seem to be a big theme this year. one person suffered traumatic stress after finding a large spider in her house.

another had to stay home to deal with a sick llama. and one employee said that he was bowling the game of his life and he could not leave. i understand that. at least one was honest and said he simply had better things to do than go to work. i'm not sure he'll last long in that job. remember, a third of employer's say they check to see if the employees are real they call in sick. >> got an idea for a new children's book llama llama sick day drama. >> is that going to be a children's book or adult book. >> let's look at that forecast for the high country. for those that have the day off and they are going to be doing skiing or snow boarding. temperatures will be in the 50s at a-basin. northern mountains temperatures in the 60s.

here are a couple more dates you might want to pencil in on your calendar. brock osweiler can probably expect a couple of boos when he takes the field this time around. >> you hope for reception. >> we'll see. we'll tell you what else the former broncos quarterback had to say about denver as he gets

welcome back. this week's edition of sam's super where6th graders have the skills to code websites most people learn at the college level. >> binary code is a code the computer knows. it is different types of numbers ones and zeros. it is made up of bits and bytes. a byte is eight digits made up of one bit. if you put them all together it is one word.

science. something i tell them often is they are learning to do my brother's job. my brother works at google. if they stick with it and really learn they would cork -- work at google. >> i'm googling binary code. >> good luck with that. >> the ones and zeros. i was talking to these kids, edmond was the young man we heard from. i said does it feel like you have learned to different language. he said absolutely. he loves it. he wants to build bigger websites and mazes. they are doing a lego challenge where they have to solve a real world problem with a robot. >> these guys will be so successful and make so much money when they get older. thank you very much. it is a fairly new aurora -- okay we'll get to that.

forecast. >> happy friday everyone. outside right now we are seeing a little bit of color in the sky. you'll notice scattered clouds. skies will turn sunny. temperatures today will be ten degrees warmer than yesterday. check out the winds across colorado. currently we have higher gusts closer to the foothills. gusts right now in salida up to 22 miles per hour. our forecast today and over the weekend is going to remain really dry. which is why the central part of our stay remains fire danger. we don't have any red flag warning or fire weather watches in effect. it certainly something we need to watch over the weekend. it is going to be so dry. this morning we'll have a few clouds. then that sun will be shining brightly in our sky around lunchtime. 70 degrees. our highs today will top out in the mid 70s around 3:00. this morning it is starting off chilly in the mountains. we have 20-degree reading and teens.

this afternoon highs will be in the 70s low. close to 80s in the southeast. 60s for the mountains. western slope 70 degrees. future cast is dry. we'll have a few clouds close to the foothills and near the divide. that's it. this evening skies remain clear. winds will be light. through tomorrow morning we'll hang on to the sunshine as you get your weekend started. temperatures tonight are going to be dropping into the 30s. not as chilly as it was this morning. it will be cool and hour. tomorrow we were warming up more. 78. sunday 76. monday 72 still dry. we see a chance for snow showers in the mountains. isolated storms possible here in the city on tuesday 70. wednesday the high of 7 3 degrees. how are the roads? >> dark in aurora. who knew one raccoon could

transformer and was trying on wires. transformer blew. 27,000 people have been without since 3:00 a.m. 8,000 of those folks have now had their power restored. it will take another 45 minute or so before they expect everything to be restored out east. boundary around alameda and colfax as well as yosemite. we'll check back in with them in a bit. a tough drive side. i tweeted this out. this is our southbound backup from 120th leading up to a crash at 104th. drive times from e-470 are tough. 36 miles per hour. it is a21 minute drive from the north end. today washington and huron your best bet around the backups. >> thank you very much.

neighborhood in aurora. that doesn't mean it is short on history though.

welcome back. let's take a check of the weather.

showing clouds increase. as the morning rolls on we'll get rid of clouds and sunny skies are in store for you. 60s overnight. during the day our highs will be around 75 degrees. it may be a good day to rake up the leaves. warmer with light winds. there is a huge delay on the north end. if you are waking up in thorton or northglenn or driving in fort collins keep this in mind. today is a day southbound 125 are going to be save you quite a bit of time. we are leading up to a crash blocking right lane in the

we had a chance to talk to an old friend turned foe brock osweiler. he talked about why he left and to who he expects his reception will be when he comes back to denver monday night. >> ultimately his decision to leave was based on what he

the broncos took a long time to put an offer on the table for him. he said he got almost $10 million more to go to houston. as for what he thinks of broncos fans he said he likes broncos fans. he respects them and hopes when he takes the field they'll respect him on monday. >> obviously you hope for a great reception. at the end of the day i have nothing but love and appreciation for not only the organization, the players, the coaches, but the entire denver. >> he helped us get to a super bowl. you can watch the broncos take on the texans monday night on channel 20. coverage begins at 5:30 with broncos tonight. kick off is set for 6:30. it will be interesting to see. broncos fans are classy. they are probably isn't a person in that stadium who would not have done the same thing for $10 million. >> it can persuade a lot of

online. texans fans challenged us to a social media competition off the field. so far they are winning a lot. that should be motivation there. the 39 to61%. tweet and post and show off

both donald trump and hillary clinton will hit battleground states today. hillary clinton is gaining a major supporter. presidential election was a big topic at the congressional debate at 9news. what the candidates have to say about their party's nominees. a live look at the eisenhower tunnel. a lot of will be heading west for the opening day at a-basin. opening a week earlier than it did last year. it is the first city -- ski resort in colorado to open and in the nation. belen de leon is joining us. it has cold enough they have an able to make a lot of snow up there. >> reporter: it looks like the forecast into this weekend could get warmer for them and us on the front range.

chilly temperatures. a freeze warning to the south near el paso county and along i-25 colorado springs and pueblo. a frost advisory for the eastern plains for kit carson, yuma county. temperatures are in the 30s. near the divide temperatures in the mid 30s. beautiful view over the city is the sun is trying to come up. over the mile high. as the day goes on skies turn sunnier and temperatures warmer. high of 75 degrees. very dry in the metro area and all of colorado. highs will be in the 70s along the i-25 corridor. this puts us ten degrees above our normal this time of year. temperatures in the 60s closer to the foothills. for the kids grab the jacket. 45 degrees. around lunch 70 degrees.

temperatures will be 75. some folks are getting a head start on the weekend and taking in skiing and snowboarding action. a-basin opens today. first in colorado and across the country. >> reporter: it is cold enough out here for the snow to be laying down. the know blowers are blowing. the snow cats are grooming. we are told they have an 18- inch base on the run -- one lifts start at 9:00 a.m. they are a couple people lined up if you have been down here before and watched this segment in years' past you may remember nate dog. he usually gets the first lift. ed soily sadly we are told he will not get the first lift this year. his friends are. we'll talk to them later. this is a big deal for the start of the ski season. there will be people out as

friday. and through the weekend if they can stay opened. it is supposed to be warmer. so it may be hard to keep the snow down. they have the snow blowers blowing and a good 18-inch base. we'll see what happens. >> 18 inches isn't too bad for this time of year. >> it is a start. there is snow in the mountains. when will we see measurable snow in denver? november 7th maybe the? >> like your birthday? >> maybe for you have a chance to that answer that. enter our snow challenge. snow on 9 challenge. tweet us using hashtag #snow on 9. let us know when you think the first measurable snow will fall in the 9news backyard. it has to be here. the commute is not doing so hot. >> it is not. in fact we have a power outage,

the sky9 is over arapahoe and revere over a watermain break. cdot said there are restrictions eastbound across arapahoe. no full closures we could see backups as traffic builds. we are looking at a live view of the southbound 25 crash at 104th with the big backups. crash is still in the right lane. it has been there an 120th seeing a slowdown. on the approach to 120th you want to jump off and use washington and huron. up north southbound stretch from e-470 is costing drivers 21 minutes. averages dropping in the 30s. we have that power outage a raccoon got into a transformer and the transformer ended up exploding.

disabled colfax and alameda were disabled. jury deliberations should start today in the trial of a cu student charged with stabbing and killing another student. it happened outside of a bar last december. testimony of the trial is over. he is charged year-old. > one of the two teenage girls accused of plotting an attack on their school in highlands ranch will be charged as an adult. sienna johnson wants that change. her attorneys want the case to play out in juvenile court. today her case is getting a status conference. they were 16 when prosecutors say they tried to get the weapons to carry out their attack on mountain vista high school last december. johnson will be in douglas county court this afternoon for

officers is accused of selling drug and he'll in court today. he was trying to sell marijuana out of his house. he has been in trouble before. two years ago he was fired from denver police for lying during an internal investigation. he was charged for assaulting his girlfriend back in 2013. donald trump is now saying he will accept the results of the presidential election next month sort wednesday night at the debate when he refused to say he would accept the election results. his refusal angered members of his own party. >> i will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election

the first debate where he said quote, if she wins i will absolutely support her end quote. today donald trump heads to north carolina before campaigning in pennsylvania. oprah winfrey is making a passionate plea for americans to get out and vote. she talked about her endorsement of hillary clinton and offers up her choice for president. th vote for here's a clip from the interview. >> people say i don't know if i like her. she not coming over to your house. you like freedom and liberty. do you like this country? okay. do you like democracy or do you want a demagogue?

thursday here at 1:00 on 9news. latino millennials are not excited about the presidential election. a new study conducted at the university of denver shows they are not connecting with any of the candidates. not good news when you consider there are half a million eligible latino voters in the state of colorado. millennials, adults in their lower 30s and younger make up 40% of in big numbers. the researchers think they know why. >> they see protest activities and being involved in social media to influence politics is more powerful than voting. >> a spokesperson for the latino leadership institute says new data can be used to target specific groups to try to help millennials get out to the polls and vote. it is chilly this morning.

this gray shading are the indication of where the clouds are. they are over the i-25 corridor. that may be why our temperatures are warmer than 24 hours ago where we have 13 degrees warmer than yesterday around this time. you'll certainly feel that warm up this afternoon after those clouds break up. that will make way for beautiful blue skies. our temperatures will top out in the mid 70s. i don't know about you but leaves. after the morning show i'll have to do raking. it will be a nice day to work in the yard. high of 75. saturday night at 6:30 on channel 9 we would love you to go with us as we visit places a world away yet under our feet. we explored areas of the state you have probably never seen before. they are under ground.

some replaces from history. several still making history. once again you most likely heard of them but i'm sure you have never seen them like this. join us for under colorado. it is a 9news special report. it is 6:30 saturday night. if you are not going to be home set the dvr. we'll give you a sneak preview of what you'll see saturday night coming up at 8:15 on channel 20. it is a brand new story. i got it done a matter of fact. we hope you can join us for this unique journey. they are taking part in one of the most competitive races in colorado. what do hoffman and morgan think about each other's history in politics.

we need rain. we need snow. we need that moisture across the state. it is abnormally dry through the foothills, front range mountains near the metro area we are at a moderate drought conditions. unfortunately, for the next

rain will remain low. on tuesday we have an isolated chance for any kind of moisture in the city. a possibility for some showers in the mountains. for tomorrow will there will be a fire weather watch in effect for neighbors in wyoming and panhandle of nebraska. we look ahead to monday because the broncos will take on the texans on channel 20, temperatures will be cool. weather will be dry. check out this view of i-25 heading southbound. big backups c-470 to transition to the i-70 merge. car involved in this crash getting loaded up. backups leading up to the wreck decreased to a crawl of a commute. i just refreshed speeds from c- 470 6 miles per hour. 4 miles per hour leading up to the wreck. today washington and huron can get you around a 23 minute drive. >> thank you very much.

races faced off on 9news. republican congressman hoffman and morgan carroll competed for the sixth congressional seat. representative coffman is seeking his fifth term in office. senator carroll hopes her victory helps swing the house to a democrat majority. >> our 9news political experts are here ian and kelley are here to talking about it. kelley, as a republican a big deal was whether or not hoffman supports donald trump. he said he doesn't system that good new or bad news? >> brandon and kyle reported last night up to 60% of republicans who are supporting donald trump, could think twice about supporting mike hoffman because of his decision not to support donald trump.

to the fact that he is somebody who stands up to both parties. he has a history of standing un. he stood up to john boehner as speaker of the house. he is an independent republican who stood up to people in both parties. he said i can not support this guy and vote for him. >> carroll says i'm voting for hill this is so significant because if she were to win this it changes the dynamic in the house. >> it could. it is clear hillary clinton will win the presidency. you'll be hard dressed not employed by the donald trump campaign to argue otherwise. u.s. not with colorado off the

lead. if he falls the house has a good chance of going in democratic hands. >> did she do enough to sway people? >> i thought she was terrific. i thought she brought the fire to the debate. they were respectful for each other. at end of the day she exposed his vulnerabilities. he didn't do himself any favors predator. he said i don't know. this guy repeatedly refuses to take positions and backtracks for political expediency. >> ironic senator carroll was the one talking about due process and quite frankly although what he described was sexual predator, in this

conviction. sexual assault is a crime. what he was bragging about is being a sexual predator. >> somebody like morgan carroll who had a law degree should be waiting until there is a trial. in this country just saying tasteless gross stuff doesn't make you a sexual predator. action makes you a sexual predator. >> i can't wait until you two run for congress. >> it will be >> never. >> when we got a little extra time. last night they asked each other as the presidential candidates were asked to say something nice about your opponent. what do you respect about thing they have gotten done. neither thought of anything. >> morgan carroll sat there 30 seconds dead air. it was awkward. at least mike said i got nothing.

not the ideal answer to the question. but there were a lot of substantive questions. >> these guys will stick around. we'll talk to you at 7:00 on channel 20. >> i think think i'll keep the conversation going. >> they really do get along. i have seen it. thank you very much. it hasn't been around for

going to aurora's hoffman heights. the area is off peoria street on the east, colfax avenue on the north, i-225 on the west and 6th we are going to kauffman

colfax avenue on the north, i- 225 on the west, 6th avenue to the south. >> this is a neighborhood that's fairly new. it has rich history. it was created after world war ii when there was a need for post war housing. first known as hoffman town the name hoffman heights was developed in 1962. he used an assembly line construction method to quickly build homes in this neighborhood. these homes affordable for veterans. prices for a new home then ranged from $9,000 to $13,000. now that's a mortgage i could handle. >> hoffman the developer that started thorton in 1953 and named it thorton in colorado for governor dan thorton at the time. hoffman heights is by the medical center for the

tour is this afternoon. you can join us for that at 4 :00. it listen a great weekend -- will be a great weekend to explore whatever neighborhood you want to be in. >> it is beautiful over the city now. although still chilly. sunrise officially happens at 7:17 this morning. here's what is going to happen over the western half of the country. high pressure will in control after the jet stream or storm track takes the stormy weather away from the roads. it will be dry. temperatures 45 degrees with a few scattered clouds. this afternoon you are clocking out. temperatures will be around 71. temperatures right now are in the 20s in greeley, 40s in the metro area. in the high country there is a few spots with teens like kremmling and gunnison. this afternoon temperatures in the mountains ranging from the 60s to the 70s and for lower elevations temperatures generally in the 70s. that puts us about ten degrees

tonight temperatures will drop to around 39 degrees. i didn't show you the future cast. it is dry across the state. dry on roads on i-70, i-76 and i-25. today, a-basin officially opens. kick off of ski season. if you want to spend time over the weekend near summit county the temperatures will be in the 60s for saturday and sunday. more spring skiing conditions out there. for us here in the city it is going to be warmer. high of 78 on saturday and and tuesday. we could see a chance for isolated showers on tuesday. that forecast for the game on monday. the broncos versus texans is looking fantastic. after that notice how we continue the very dry weather trend and mild. temperatures in the 70s and 60s for next week. how are the roads looking? >> we are clearing out up to the north. such good news for drivers around 104th. we are looking at the delays behind this crash which has

sky9 is checking out the view over i-25. we had a couple cars blocking the far right lane. they drove away on the tow truck. crews doing a great job there. backups go past 128th. washington and huron are your best alternates around the slowdowns and parallels are going to help you the speeds are at 4 miles per hour. as we look out to the south side of town we have a across arapahoe at revere with light delays. as you leave the house today you'll have dry conditions. there is a major power outage to the east in aurora. there are still several thousand folks without power. they are slowly returning power to aurora. >> thank you very much. here's a look at the top stories we are following for you today. a lot is happening overnight in iraq. iraqi special forces are getting closer to regaining control of mosul from isis.

dodging snipers a isis is fighting back. mill this is most likely a way for extremists to devert attention from the u.s.-led battle to reclaim mosul. one u.s. soldier has died in that operation. closing arguments in the trial of a university of colorado student accused of stabbing another student to death is going to get underway in a couple of hours. according to the boulder daily came old's trial ended on thursday. he and two other men were involved in a bar brawl last december. jury begins deliberations after the closing arguments are finished. firefighters are getting a better handle on the fire next west cliff. wednesday night firefighters had it 33% contained. some evacuees were able to get

off limits. wind knocked down a building on a power pole. that started the fire that grew to 28 square miles. popular cold crush bar in the rhino neighborhood was able to reopen after making a deal with the city about security. owner had to come up with a comprehensive security plan. after the city of denver called the bar a public nuisance it suspended its liquor license and shut it down last week. earlier this month a man was shot and killed outside of the doors after laramer. the bar will have more security guards. they'll pat down customers and use metal detector wands at the front door. nate dog is a die hard rider. a-basin opens today. first chair goes up at 9:00. fist resort not just in

run. we are going over to channel 20. congratulations you made it through the week. >> gotcha, gotcha. >> i know. totally. >> ? i might just sit back ?

news ? >> who is going to say goodbye. >> good morn, dinner served cold. hillary clinton and donald trump trade jabs at a charity event. >> i took a break from my rigorous nap schedule to be here. >> this is the first time ever that hillary is sitting down and speaking to major corporate leaders and not getting paid for it. >> but some jokes fall flat, even drawing boos. >> hillary is so corrupt, she got kicked off the watergate commission. this morning, we'll talk to