skiers and borders raise the roof. a new season begins today. a basin opened up a couple hours ago. >> reporter: it's a cold morning this morning but the people are starting to get excited. the black mountain express is running. people are about to take their first turns. we operating office, with us. >> we are glad to get things going. we've had great weather. a lot of people are showing up. i just took a couple runs. the snow is fantastic. >> it's your 70th year, is that right? >> yes, 70 this december. we are excited to celebrate that. there is a lot of great ski history. >> i am sure you didn't get lines like this in 1946.

the season as there will be today. so it's a little bit different. >> what's exciting about opening day for you? >> i just like seeing the whole thing start up again, seeing those familiar faces, seeing the guests, the smiles, seeing our employees pull the whole thing together to get the place ready to go. it's just a really fun exciting time. >> wonderful, thank much, allen. a basin beat love hand in the race to be first. they do it every year. here is a live look at love land. they look close. the resort says they're hoping to open sometime next week. it's all about that snow making and those cool nights and everything else. they're not getting the real thing. >> today is pretty darn dry across the state. temperatures in the mountains are cold enough that a lot of them are making their own snow

we will continue to see that today. it's going to be awfully mild. look at the blue sky over fort collins, not a single cloud. beautiful. temperatures are in the upper 60s outside 9 news. there are some gusts out there between 10 and 15 miles an hour in our foothills. we are also very dry. you can see from the western slope to the eastern plains nothing is going on. it's going we don't even have warnings or watches for fire danger, at least in colorado. they are in the region and we'll be going over those. it is 73 near downtown denver, 74 around d.i.a., 61 greeley, 50s in the foothills. we will be in the 70s for the remainder of the of the noon with loads of sunshine. we have a cool off and maybe a chance for rain next week.

70. >> what is the difference really when you get to that point? we'll enjoy it while we can. we know the cold days are coming. >> they are. >> thank you. there is snow in the mountains which begs the question when will we see it in denver? you may have a guess or theory about something. some joint or pain tells you. enter our snow tweet us using #snowon9. let us know when you think the measurable snow will be in the 9 news backyard. the race for the white house is in the final stretch. elections are in about two and a half weeks. new polls are out. an nbc survey monkey poll shows hillary clinton won all three debates. the third debate shows she won

a day after, donald trump and hillary clinton sat in the same room at a charity event. there were some touching moments between the rivals. trump leaned over and told clinton she's a tough talented woman. this was during the alfred smith catholic charity dinner. it didn't take long for things to get ugly. >> reporter: the mood at the charity event was icy from the start. the two candidates new york's jovial cardinal timothy dolan, not acknowledging each other or shaking hands. donald trump taking the stage first poking fun at his wife melania. >> michelle obama gives a speech and everyone loves it. it's fantastic. they think she's absolutely

same speech and people get on her case. >> things quickly took a chilly turn. >> hillary is so corrupt she got kicked off the watergate commission. here she is tonight in public pretending not to hate catholics. >> clinton who sat stone faced as the the podium moments later. >> this is such a special event that i took a break from my rigorous nap schedule to be here. >> her speech also biting as she swiped trump who prior to running for office was known for rating women on a scale from one to ten. >> people look at the statue of liberty and see a proud symbol. donald looks at the statue of liberty and sees a four.

torch and tablet and changes her hair. >> the nature of the night underscoring the historically bitter battle, all capping a day in which trump doubled down on refusing to say whether he will accept the election results. >> i will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election if i win. >> throughout the day, backlash from republicans. >> i don't believe that there is a >> clinton's top surrogates. >> that is not a joking matter. i want everybody to pay attention here. that is dangerous. in world news, an intense battle to regain iraq town of mosul from isis. iraqi special forces are clearing bombs and dodging snipers as isis fights back.

attention to the city of kirkuk overnight. more than 1 million people are believed to be inside the city. the extremists have a history of using civilians as human shields. u.s. military say they're working to keep the people safe. >> there are bad guys mixed in with the families, with women and children that are in the wrong place at the wrong time. none of us wants to kill innocent civilians. we go to great pains and lengths to make sure that does some progress in taking back mosul from isis. an iraqi general says they have full control over a nearby town. an american soldier lost his wife fighting the war on isis in iraq. the soldier died thursday after a road side bomb went off. his name is not being released but the government says he was an explosives disposal specialist. this is the first american death in the operation that started monday.

resin tensing hearing in colorado. a judge is considering a new sentence for raymond cane. he was 17 when he was convicted of killing 18 year old frost and the shooting of another woman in 1995. testimonies were held today in the hearing. the move was under a new ruling from u.s. supreme court that prevents juveniles to being sentenced to life without possibility of parole. if a judge approves he can get 30 years to for time served. firefighters are making good progress fighting the junkins fire, enough that it is finally safe for some evacuees to be home. there are some still neighborhoods off limits but some families got to go home yesterday. the fire forced more than 250 people out of their homes monday. wind knocked down a building into a power pole and that started the 28 square mile

blame for knocking out power to thousands of people. a raccoon got into equipment at a sub station and the power was restored about 7:00 this morning. a mom in georgia is paving the way for other child models with disabilities. how could anyone not want this cutie to be their model? we'll tell you what this mom did and how she's getting

backyard. this weather will continue through our weekend. when we think of the dry conditions, we also go to fire danger. fire danger is out there in the region, fortunately not for colorado. beautiful sunny skies and calm winds outside the studios at 9 news. you can probably hear my feet crunching on the leaves. it's a beautiful fall day. we are at 74 degrees at d.i.a. we are close to springfield. burlington you are at 75. we have 40s and 50s in the mountains. outside 9 news it is mostly sunny, calm winds, super mild at 67. it is just going to be a fantastic day, a dry day across the state. you see from the western slopes to the eastern plains there is not a lot going on. the mountains have seen some snow recently but not today. it will be bright and sunny this afternoon. the reason for the warm weather

upper levels, our jet stream. that's what this is showing. you see the depiction here. it will be between cooler air and warmer temperatures that are south of the polar jet stream. the jet stream sits on that green line. we have an arch across the western part of the country. that's allowing warm mild air to move into colorado and will be with us for several days. that cool air will stay well to our north. dry and windy in some southeast wyoming and western nebraska. from now through 5:00 p.m. we've got a red flag warning meaning high fire danger for far southeast wyoming, 40 wind gusts, relative humidity between 10 and 15% in that area. for saturday, a fire weather watch for the panhandle of nebraska with gusts to 40 miles per hour expected there. none of those are in effect across colorado. our wind gusts may get on the breezy side this afternoon but

dying down. we do not have a drop of rain or snow in the forecast for at least 24 hours. from the western slope to the eastern plains through tonight we are dry and into tomorrow morning we are dry as well. 75 degrees is your high today. greeley you will reach 71, 72 fort collins, eastern plains upper 70s and low 80s. we will climb to the 50s and 60s in mountain areas. winds will be light out of the east at 5 to 10 miles per hour. tonight we cool and clear. and then 70s through the weekend. monday is cooler with low 70s, a high of just 70 tuesday. still above average. tuesday we have a chance for isolated showers and at this

the mother of a baby in georgia is changing the face of advertising. this is little asher happens to have down syndrome. she sent these super cool shots to an atlanta ad agency in july. the agency responded saying they had not requested a special needs child. she just turned to facebook and the images went viral. asher has more than 10,000 shares. asher and his family have landed a meeting with osh ko is

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welcome to fix this presented by home advisor, the free easy way to find the best home pros. to store halloween candy? if you are going trick or treating or even if you want to place to stash your candy, here is a diy you can make with something you probably already have in your backyard. >> that's right. you will probably take your kids trick or treating. >> this is a way you can leave the candy out for other kids. you can leave it on your porch with the candy. they can take one. leave a sign for them. >> i love it.

done. take a look at the video. >> need a way to store your halloween candy this year? this diy pumpkin candy jar is ready to withstand outdoors and hungry hands. to get started take a pot and spray paint it the color of i went with orange glitter and glow in the dark spray paint to make it easier for trick or treaters to see. if you use a pot from your yard, clean it thoroughly before painting. after the paint dries it's time to move the project inside. the pumpkin stem will serve as a handle, use a wooden knob and paint it brown. i have a thin layer to let some of the orange show through. if you are keeping it a solid

let it dry and move on to the pot. you can decorate this part any way you would like. i used stickers and back cut outs but you can make a jack o lantern face or whatever you like. once you are done decorating, glue the wooden knob to the bottom side. i used industrial strength glue to keep it in place. add an artificial leaf and the pumpkin candy jar is ready to go. fill with for instructions visit 9news.com/fixthis. >> super creative. i was totally laughing. you are just throwing those bags. sometimes you are in a hurry. >> that's what inspired me. we have plenty halloween ideas coming up including your witches' hat. >> a little glow in the middle. they come out super cute. i have them hanging on my porch. i can't wait to show you.

it. >> i believe so. >> tune in. >> we'll have all this on

resident. she's very protective of her new one. the staff hasn't made contact yet because she's a really good mom. the bundle of joy doesn't have a name, weighs about four pounds. this is the second time kokomo and her companion winston have had a baby at the zoo safari park. >> so sweet. >> look how careful she carries like we do with every newborn. >> i love the baby pictures, matter what shape or form. >> that's exciting. good job at the zoo. it's a beautiful day to head to the zoo. >> boo at the zoo is going on all weekend. >> it's going to be fantastic. the forecast is calling for highs in the 70s. we'll drop to 39 tonight. here is your weekend, 78 saturday, 76 sunday, dry and warm. right now we don't have fire weather watches in place.

really mild. >> so you do need to crack out the costumes this weekend for the little ones so they can use them without a coat at least once. >> exactly. >> okay. thanks becky. we hope you are having a great

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