monitor or dvr could topple amazon or twitter, but that's what's happening. the simple weakness allowing highjackers to take over websites. 9 news at 10:00 starts now. car thefts in aurora have spiked since last year, so the police department is trying something that it's never done before. >> investigators are turning to facebook and twitter for help in how does it work is this. >> first aurora police want people to sign up on the newly created facebook and twitter pages. just search for apd steal alert. any time a car is stolen the information and sent out on social media with the hope that your eyes will be their eyes. >> reporter: when car thieves lurk on the streets, aurora police want you to be on the lookout. >> and so it's active, it's real time, it goes out to a

to alert the public to stolen cars. >> and it really helps having more eyes on the problem. we've had nearly a 15 percent increase. >> reporter: more cars stolen in aurora this year than last. so far 1136 since january. and if you see one listed here, call police. >> it's not worth anyone's safety to approach them, to be driving one handed and taking a ur just call 911, tell us where you're at, don't follow it. >> reporter: what was once just a way for friends to catch up or let followers know what you're doing is now addressing the problem of car thefts in aurora. >> we can't afford to get rid of this tool. it's invaluable. >> reporter: social media serving social justice, and letting car thieves know everyone can be looking for you. >> it allows us to communicate

follower, not a follower. follow these social media accounts, but do not follow someone who might be driving a stolen car. it's not meant for people to engage criminals. they don't know of other police departments trying this, but investigators have had success seeking information from the public in other crimes, so why not try this. >> yes, social media can be a powerful tool, and in the information is right on people's es immediate, and hopefully we'll see results until the next few months. >> all right, nelson, thank you. >. the train's problems back in the headlines tonight. partners at the denver business journal are saying rtd could go to court over who's to blame over a major break down. the train completely stopped on a bridge in may, and 80 people

50 feet above the boulevard. it's originally reported that lightning caused the problem, but the general manager said this week the cause is still under investigation. both parties are waiting to resolve the issue, while rtd focuses on getting the new g line open before the end of the year. when a project is 1.7 billion dollars over budget and years behind, crews are calling current progress good news. we're seeing the va hospital in aurora today. the army core of engines there's power throughout the site and finishing touches like desks, counter and fixtures are on their way into the building. construction should be done by early 2018 with some buildings down sooner says a spokesperson. >> there's various stages of completion for parts of project allowing a staggered turnover from the facility to the department of veterans affairs. >> the hospital fell behind when the original designer

projects solely for looks. it will army core of engineers took over the project nearly two years ago. today people at hundreds of locations in colorado turned in their unused drugs. it's not safe to dispose of drugs in the home's trash orb flushing them into the -- or flushing tm pueblo -- fire evacuated families were allowed to go home. the fire has burned almost 18,000-acre east of west cliff in southern colorado. so far it's destroyed five homes. fire crews warned about reduced visibility in valleys, especially in the morning as the fire continues to burn and

meteorologist danielle grant is joining us. >> yes, i wish we could say we have a big storm coming in, but unfortunately the hot dry weather will press on, the one glimmer of hope is the fact the winds are really backing off tomorrow. you could see today was a hot one, especially the fact that we're wipings down on the month -- winding down on the month of october. the highs shy of the record. still holding on to the 60s in greeley, and broomfield. a little cooler in leadville, into the 30s. the winds right now in the foothills between 5 to 10 miles per hour, quieting down significantly this evening. hd doppler 9 show casing the dry weather yet again. should be a nice and comfortable evening for a lot of folks, but i'm tracking a little coof off. a -- cool off. a cold front is swinging into

fall in sight, the details coming up in a few. thank you. well cyber experts say it's too soon to know who hacked household appliances to create a massive internet road block causings outages around the world yesterday. twitter, amazon, pay pal, and reddit were all blocked. colorado.gov was also hit. the hack used simple object like smart appliances and signals to the sites at once, even hacking bay bay monitors. >> an -- baby monitors. >> an army of baby monitors can knock over some of the most powerful companies in the world. >> experts say companies are making internet-connected toys and devices with weak default pass words and they're easy to hack. the department of homeland security and the fbi are

a state sponsored attack. at&t reached a deal today to by time warner cable, it's an $84 billion deal. time warner owns hbo, cnn, and several other channels, theme parks and a stake in hulu. it reflects at&t's efforts to expand tv content. a year ago they bought direct tv for 48 and a half bill both presidential candidates are making closing arguments as some states are already casting ballots, including colorado. today donald trump announced his plans for first hundred days in office, and threatened to sue the women accusing him of sexual advances. an 11th woman came forward today, but trump says it's all lies. >> the events never happened. never. all of these liars will be sued after the election is over.

first 100 days he touched on cleaning up government corruption and congressional term limits, immigration, and investment in the military. hillary clinton's team is trying to appeal to voters in all parties, including republicans. >> i know people who are thinking about voting for donald trump. i understand that they need a president who cares about them, will listen to them, and i want >> right now polls show her winning or within the margin of error in every swing state. she warned trump is threatening us democracy by calling the election rigged. early voting is already underway in 34 states. >. a police officer in aurora became a little girl's hero yesterday and got a doughnut for his efforts. friday was dartmouth elementary

left them, and the little girl didn't want to go to school, so aurora police stepped in, sharing the picture of the visit from the sergeant. the mother says the sergeant made her daughter's day. so good to see her style, and thanks to the officer for all you do. >> love that. today people across the country got a chance to be a hero. not the kind with a cape, but just good humans. >> it was make a difference day. people took on service projects difference in the community. 9 news joined in volunteering at the food banks of the rockies. >> you look around here at food bank of the reid, looking at the -- rockies, looking at the cans and bags and soups, behind all of that is generosity, it's coming from generous people, so it's great to make a difference in someone's life. >> and 9 news employees boxed

across colorado. make a difference day is one of the largest single days of service in the entire country. you can share an idea for a future project on make a difference day's website. a good brew could mean a good night for you and a good job for someone else. a new brewery employs adults with developmental disabilities. >> i think everyone has a skill set, so it's just what people are good at, and may recollecting sure they have a job -- making sure they have a job where they feel like they have a purpose. >> the breweries founder has a background in special education. she started the brewery with help from crowd funding. at the time brewerring -- the brewery employs up to eight people with special needs, and teach them about the brewing process from start to finish.

denver. >. next on 9 news at 10:00. >> a protest started by the players spreads into the stands. and if you want to drink new belgium at csu games next year, be ready to pay a lot for a spot at the bar. and a cool off is coming tomorrow. how low we go next. and the buffs are going bowling. we'll show you how it happened, plus hear from the happy head

the protest against social injustice that started with one nfl quarterback has spread to college football. today fans at the university of alabama chose to sit and hold their hands up in protest during the national anthem. the students say sitting was an act of protest for both campus issues and nationwide inequality. they want the university of alabama to add language of equality and inclusion to official documents like the code of conduct. they also want the school to

the students are also considering protests on campus. meanwhile a woman performing the national anthem did it while kneeling before an nba pre-season game in miami. it happened before the heat took the court last night. she opened her jacket to show a black lives matter shirt and kneeled down during the performance. players and coaches of the heat stood with their arms linkerred as they have -- linked as they have done in the heat released a statement saying the team had no advance knowledge of the plan. colorado state university fans planning on a cold brew on game days will have to pay a lot extra for a seat at the bar. the new belgium porch is opening next season in the new stadium. current season ticket holders will have the first chance to buy passes into the vip area. according to the business journal memberships will cost $200 each on top of the $225

include two premium bars with television screens and a field level drink rail. and hey the broncos are back in denver this week, but you'll have to wait until monday night to watch them take on former teammate brock osweiler. catch them monday note, and we will -- night, and we'll have a special edition of broncos tonight, and we'll be in the locker room right after the game to hear from the team. we're hoping for a big w. >> yeah. >> beat houston. >> i think >> but you don't have to wait until monday to tell the texans fans to bring it on. >> yes, tweet with the hashtag we are broncos all weekend long. >> yes, we don't want to lose in any capacity. >> houston fans challenged us to a social media competition into monday night. we're still down, but close to tying it up with the texans. show them denver has the best fans in the nfl by using the hashtag we are broncos on

>> listen, we just like to win. >> getting close. >> yeah, we just like to win. >> and the weather will be great for the game. >> yes, fantastic. i mean pretty similar to today. man it felt like we should be at the pool today. >> it was beautiful. >> tomorrow everyone will have to soak up the sun. >> absolutely, and that's the trend for the next couple of days. wamer weather. temperatures in the 70, and plenty of sunshine too. did you catch that sunset tonight? it was a peter capturing this gorgeous one from centennial towards long's peak, and you can see the orange hues in the sky and the gorgeous fall foliage. now this is really the trend the next couple of days. high pressure settling in across colorado and the neighbors states as well. storm system out to the west as well as another one into new england, and we're just pretty much sandwiched right in between. this is going to keep us with those warmer temperatures,

they were earlier today. you can see temperatures in the low #80s infulness and denver -- fort collins and denver, and lamar closer to 90, and up in the mountains 50s, and 60s, grand junction into the 7 others. it was a -- 70s. it was a warm one from the western slope up to the high country. the eastern plains and a pretty day one as well. good news fire danger should back off just a bit even though we're in the watching for any the next couple of days. you can see pushing in across the mid section nothing going on, but into new england a storm system has been pushing up to the northeast wrapping around the cold air from canada, and producing a little bit of snow fall in the northern adirondacks. in new york nice to see a change of the seasons, and winter will be here before we know it. not in colorado tomorrow though. high pressure is anchored across the state.

zipped right into the front range tomorrow afternoon, and this just means our temperatures will cool off a few degrees. no, not bringing any rain or snow, it's just going to be that slight little cool off where i think temperatures will be just about perfect in the mid-70s. tonight very comfortable. down to 44. mostly clear skies and the wind quieting down. eastern colorado 30s and 40s, 37 in winter park, not too bad. mid and alamosa. and tonight you won't see that much on futurecast, and even for the start of tomorrow. just a few clouds along the continental divide, but that's about it. once again plenty of sunshine going on statewide. this takes us through the afternoon and evening, and again mostly clear. i feel like a broken record. i can't wait for a good storm system. tomorrow is 75, mostly sunny

we stay in the lower 70s, so it will feel slightly cooler but still comfortable. in northeast colorado 60s. nederland, black hawk about 65 or so. we hop up 10 degrees in downtown denver, but still even though it's classified as a cool off we're still 15 degrees above the average. upper 60s and low 70s in northern colorado, and we do have a pushing in monday into tuesday bringing a little snow fall in the higher peaks on the mountains, maybe a couple of inches top. maybe a couple of light sprinkles by tuesday morning cooling off temperatures to the low 70s by tuesday and wednesday. we pop back to the 80s on thursday, and then look at halloween weekend. wow. temperatures staying in the 70s as we wind down the month of october. don't go anywhere. 9 news at 10:00 returns right

from colorado's shorts leader -- sports leader here's rod mackey. >> december 30th, 2007. that's the last time cu played in a bowl game. eight straight seasons to forget, but it's all forgotten now. the buffs are going bowling. colorado getting win six today over a stanford team that out scored them 138 to 17 in the ups. mccaffery returned from injury for the game, but didn't look himself. cu struck first in the 1st. to fields for what turned out to be the only touchdown of the game. colorado dominated the game, but the scoreboard didn't show it. special teams terrible once again. the buffs couldn't make a field goal, missing three this afternoon. even let the punter try one, and he missed. but the cu defense was as good

the buffs forced four turnovers, thompson had two picks, this last one lead to a field goal they actually made, and colorado beat stanford for the first time since 1990, when i graduated from boulder. final score 10-5, buffs win. >> to go from, um, wanting something to 6 and 2 now, it means everything, and to play with these guys, and no one left. that's the big thing. no one left or quit on and it's a great accomplishment. >> our kids have been through so much blank blank, and they just believe and they keep fighting, and we were down to the fourth kicker. we just keep working everything, and i'm proud of these guys. we're so blessed to be at colorado. >> coach keeping it clean.

7-0 visitors. and the guys in green just getting warmed up. colorado state followed that up with four more touchdowns in the first half alone. the rams roll 42-23. >> we're getting better, we're still not a complete football team, we have a lot of work that we could improve on which i'm excited about. i'm excited the way we worked the last four weeks even though we're 2-2. i think we'll get better. >> good day for buffs, but air force last to hawaii at home in double overtime. a great game with a bad ending. the rainbow warriors with two catches in the end zone. the second one in ot. the final score 34-27. wyoming started air force's losing streak, and they've been rolling ever since. bryan hill from in close, cowboys lead late in the 2nd 21-

71 years, 71 long years, that's how long the cubs fans have suffered! how long for the loveable losers? well 1945 was the last time they made it to the world series, but they're back. the cubs beat the dodgers and ace clayton kershaw at wrigley in game six. former rocky dexter fowler scored the first run, the only run they'd need thanks the final out, and cubs win! holy cow, the dream world series is set. the cubs and the indians. final score 5-0. >> it's awesome, it's awesome for the city, you know, for the fans. they waited a long time for this, and you know, we're here, but we have to keep it pushing. >> got to keep the goggles on to keep the champagne out of

the texans come to town monday night, so tomorrow is the second straight sunday without them, and the fifth straight time demarcus ware hasn't played. he hasn't played since week two against the colts, but he is progressing. >> i learned last year, i came back a little too early, and had a setback, so i don't want to have a setback this time, especially with a broken arm. if you break it again you're out for the whole season, but if you come back healthy you ca whatever games you're out there. >> the game is monday night at channel 20. hockey now, the avalanche wrapped up a four-game road trip on a downer, which is too bad because most of the trip they played well. two wins, two losses. varlamov taking the loss between the pipes. >> i think in tampa we set a new standard on how we wanted to play, and we didn't maintain

to really regroup, and think about what we want to do to be better, and we'll do that. >> and the news was much better on the local college ice as du did it again. another weekend sleep last week taking two from bu, and this time michigan state twice. final score tonight 3-1. but the big news, a couple of streaks coming to an end. buffs bowling for the first me cubs fans. 1908 was the last time they won it. >> you're a big cubs fan it looks like? >> i grew up in chicago a long time ago. >> chicago. >> everyone thinks they're a cubs fan now. >> so you're saying you're not just a band wagon fans. yeah, we'll be tweeting out a photo of rod mackey vintage style with a cubs hat on.

here we are on a saturday night hanging with my favorite people, and tomorrow and rod, i guess he showed up. tomorrow is fantastic once again. more sunshine out there. it will be a little cooler into the 70s. hope you like it. we'll be looking at maybe a couple of light rain drops toward tuesday morning, and beyond that once again plenty of sunshine. the broncos game looking pretty good. just for you >> just for you rod.