the danger isn't gone. firefighters are making big progress on the fire. the warning before people return home. hillary clinton has a 12- point lead in the latest nbc poll but her campaign says the race is closer than it appears and donald trump said it's not over yet. we'll tell you what the candidates are doing to try to get more voters. we're working this, your ballot, easier to understand. our breakdowns begin today. good morning, everyone. we're taking off another week of 70s. marty is joining us. the above average streak continues. >> reporter: it sure does. we'll be dry around here during the day today but are hopeful for some rain in western colorado this evening into tomorrow. it's dry over the mile high

junket's fire. we will have issues with wind during the afternoon, between 10 to 20 miles per hour, decreasing later in the day. humidity levels are anticipated to be low in the teens as temperatures once again, even at the higher terrain in the mountain valley go into the 60s. that's unusually warm this time of year. for us, we are so dry in and around denver, 2.5 inches average for a year. rain plus any melted snow you would get is above average in burlington and alamosa but durango, a massive 4 inches below average and could use rain and there is a system moving to las vegas and utah that will spread into northwestern colorado this evening and will have snow

anticipated snow in the west from aspen to carbondale springs and the yampa valley with a half inch or more. notice how dry it stays in the front range. >> thank you, marty. 5:32. so far a picture perfect start. we have sunrise around 7:20 and our eastbound routes of 6 and c- 470 should load up. centra beautiful. we have a really easy beginning in 225, ten minutes northbound and southbound and across town, one accident to look out for in the form of a stall on the westbound i-70 stretch to i-25 and we will talk about this throughout the morning. mostly this afternoon, around 3:00 p.m., heavy traffic leads

70, 25, colfax and federal should be busy. >> yeah. you have to start tailgating at noon? >> why not start now. >> exactly. firefighters in custard county are halfway there and are getting the fire contained, finally. the fire has burned 18,000 acres near the town of westcliffe and nine homes were destroyed. with the containment where it is at 50%, people should be able to return me who are coming back will want to stay on guard. >> a lot of firefighters on the roads and big game displaced with the fire running on the roads so be cautious when they're driving. >> more than 900 firefighters are working the lines of the junkens fire. it started a week ago today when wind knocked down a build

>> 5:33 now. donald trump has a mountain to climb, down by 12 points nationally. hillary clinton stopped in north carolina over the weekend, visiting a church and an early voting event and stayed on the message she hopes will help sway undecided voters. >> this is not like anybody else who's ever run for president who has demonstrated unequivocabliedly unqualified and unfit to be president and commander-in- chief of the united states of america. >> trump claimed the election is rigged, a central theme in naples, florida. >> they want me to take that back. folks, it's a rigged system and we are going to drain the swamp of corruption in washington,

voters on their side as the election is closer to 15 days away. clinton will be in new hampshire. voters can cast their ballot in the 2016 general election and many polling centers open at 7:30 this morning. you can request ballots register to vote, update your location, or drop off your mailed ballots. before you you can look at our voter guide at 9news.com, breaking down questions and resources with information on how to find out about journals and retention races. you can watch interviews with the candidate and check out our truth test on election advertising. a woman accused of driving drunk and hitting two motorcyclists is heading to court for a motions hearings.

athena nunoz hit two people and is facing vehicular homicide, driving under the influence and third degree assault. she told deputies she was driving home and texting when she looked up and noticed she was on the wrong side of the road and crashed. aurora police are asking anyone with information on a deadly shooting over the weekend to give them a call. a man was shot about 3:30 sunday afternoon on the 3100 block of ubalda in th and south of i-70. the man died at the hospital. as of today police have not named the suspect and say everyone involved in the case is accounted for. ifed you can help the investigation, they're ask you to call crime stoppers and you don't have to give your name and you could get a reward.

ahead to halloween and halloween, we do anticipate mild and dry conditions. i know it's a week away but people worry about halloween. boy, does it look nice a week from today, starting in the 60s and dropping into the 50s by late in the evening. gosh, can't imagine better trick-or-treating weather than that. you are making a lot of kids happy there, marty. tonight is the night a lot of broncos fans have be forward to, although some may not admit it, head-to-head with the texan and brock osweiler makes it more than an average game. . a little bit like when you run into an ex and want to show them, "hey, i'm happy and doing great." >> reporter: "hey, we don't need you." people are looking act that as a reception story. there are hurt feelings after

players, they're playing this down quite a bit. osweiler started in six games last season and left in the off season when they couldn't nail down a deal but according to shane ray, they're not fixating. >> everybody wants to make it about brock leaving. it's about the whole team -- him, his receivers, his line, that's what it's about and it's our plain and simple. >> reporter: we will have a special edition of broncos tonight at 5:30 on channel 20 and the game will kick off at 6:30. andrew sorenson, 9news. >> it will be fun. thanks, andrew. 5:38 right now. a special half-time show will honor three former greats, elam, fletcher, and lynch, who played from ?04 to-07. they will officially be

game at mile high. they will have a chance to watch the game and participate in the pregame activities so hang out in your seats if you're going to the game because that will be pretty special. >> really. >> big game. >> yeah. a lot going on. another retailer is announcing its black friday plans this year but where you won't be able to go to get the deal. we haven't hit halloween yet. we're close but some looking fo how many americans are -- how much -- you know, everyone will spend money. how much will they spend? we'll tell you that coming up.

you've got nine statewide ballot issues to consider this election. now, this breakdown is not

deserves yes or no. instead, we want to help you understand the question that's being asked so we're breaking down a few of the ballot issues, starting with amendment 70, all about the minimum wage. here's what a "yes" vote means. effective january 1, 2017, it would raise the minimum wage to $9.30 per hour. every january 1 after that, the wage would go up 90 cents until it reaches $12 an hour in the year 2020. after that, the wage would be adjusted annually for cost living increases, according to colorado's consumer price index. voting no means you want to keep the minimum wage law as it is. right now the wage is $8.31 per hour and adjusted for inflation, according to the colorado consumer price index. this is a constitutional amendment. argument for or against it focuses on whether it's good or bad for employees or businesses. we'll leave it up to you to decide which side is right. if you need help considering

blue book. you should have gotten one of these in the mail. if not, you can see it online. we have a link at 9news.com. and that is today's ballot breakdown. happening today, the testimony in the bridgegate trial will begin in new jersey. kelly was the deputy chief of staff to new jersey governor chris christie when the alleged plot took place. port authoriea members of christie's staff are accused of closing lanes on the george washington bridge as revenge against the fort lee mayor who would not endorse christie's re-election effort in 2012. closing arguments are expected to take place on wednesday and could go to the jury on thursday. outdoor retailer rei will close its doors on black friday and pay its employees to take the day off and get outside. rei's decision to close its

a successful opt outside movement last year, created to get americans across the country to spend the day outdoors and reconnect with family and friends. rei said last year, 1.4 million people pledged to #optoutside. the retailer hopes to double the number this year. some people probably still need to buy their halloween candy. while others are already moving on and looking towards christmas. i've got to get thing going! surveys from card.com and retail me not and predictionses from consulting groups show customers are ready to spend money but will look for the best deals. the number of people doing holiday shopping online is expected to jump anywhere from 17% to 19%. i guess it's all about, you know, what's -- most convenient. right now toys, clothes, home decor are hot online items but you will have to leave the house, got to get off the couch, for the biggest deals on the biggest items. >> those include things like

between 38% and 40% off so i always recommend waiting if you're looking to make a pig- ticket purchase like that. >> if you're starting to stress, please don't. it's just a little thing, right? life is more than this. focus on getting that halloween candy first. after today you have eight more mondays -- [ laughing ] -- before christmas. was that a stress laugh? i feel like it was. >> i usually wait to buy candy on purpose so i >> i was thinking you would wait to bite on sale. >> also that. >> a two-for. >> we try to buy the day before. >> so you don't eat it, right? >> and we still eat it. it is now 5:4 . the push towards mosul continues this morning. we'll tell you where it stands just ahead. the new guidelines this morning when it comes to sleep for infants. what guidelines need to know but first, marty, it will be a

temperatures move into the mid-to-upper 70s. i will see a few -- i think we'll all see a few clouds over the area today not going to slow temperatures down much with mid-to-upper 70s again today and sports authority field coming up this evening, before kickoff, hovering near 70 by kickoff, into the 68, 69- degree range, very comfortable for everybody lucky enough to have a ticket to tonight's ball game. if you don't, it will be on channel 20 we're getting out across our drive leading to the 6:00 hour in a pretty calm fashion. we have great speeds through the cones on 25 and arapahoe, plenty of movement, speeds between 50 to 70 miles per hour across most parts of town and that also goes for c-470. check it out, pretty good start across both directions gene highland ranch and littleton with one stall blocking the westbound stretch of the i-70 drive near i-25 but doesn't

>> 5:49 right now. the mosul offensive is entering its second week after u.s. defense secretary ash carter spent the weekend there. he's been reassuring u.s. troops that this current battle in mosul is one of the most important since 2003. u.s. forces have been assists iraqi and kurdish soldiers as

the second-largest city in iraq. it's been under i.s.i.s. control for under two years. it's launched counterattack north of the city and burned key oil factories and sulfur factories and last week, one u.s. servicemember was killed by an improvised explosive device. a calendar of bus tin is the 2016 calendar is called whole year with the russian president with putin doing various things like horseback riding, diving and it's only 90 cents. you can get it for 90 cents. so can the russians. it cost a couple more bucks if they ship to it you online. there. you go, cheryl. >> what's that in rubles? clouds over wyoming, western colorado, and into utah this morning, signaling a

we have a nice system north of las vegas that will bring showers into colorado tonight and will clouds us up. it will be dry with another warm day, low-to-mid- 70s and mid-to-upper 70 for those of us from wadsworth through morgan county with 60s in the mountain and foothills we'll keep it dry and clouds will get thicker and by sunset, shortly after 6:00, we start seeing some rain in western colorado through a good bit of the night so the best rain after sunset, some areas at or above a half inch and will be fantastic. now, some of that may give us a few -- i would say, random raindrops around here but we can't hope for much more than

by the way, an inch or two of snow above 10,000 feet in mountain areas. we will see clouds but no rain, upper 70s and with the clouds around, 48 is what i think for an overnight low and slow clearing with mid-70s and will stay in the of the warmer ones. keep this in the back of your mind with the drive around denver. the broncos traffic will match up with the afternoon rush and the ride home from work so if to head to the game or not, plan ahead. 3:00 is when i anticipate delay will kick off 25, colfax, federal, sixth avenue, the whole stretch of downtown will be busy. we want to hear about your

earebroncos and #9n us know what you are doing throughout the day. a great start in the "a" line, 37 minutes between the union station corridor to d.i.a. and picture-perfect, great sight on the cone zone at arapahoe and there's a quick westbound stall leading towards i-25 with light backups. cheryl? >> amelia thank do you remember the campaign about making sure babies, newborns, sleep on their backs? well, that sleep related information had good results. the infant deaths declined when it was first release but that has plateaued since so experts are releasing new recommendations to reminded parents about what they need to do to protect newborns. the american academy of pediatrics said room-sharing can cut the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in half,

crib or backs sin it in the parent's room for the first six month and the only thing in the crib should be the baby. that's it. none of the baby bumpers or stuffed animals, things like that. they also say while napping may be tempting outside of the crib, stick to the crib. >> if i had to choose one place where would never want a baby to sleep, it would be on a couch or sofa. >> the academy said avoid smoking, alcohol, and drug use around babies. that sids. >> it is 5:54 right now. disneyland's tour of terror is closing to become a new ride next year but not before some extra halloween horrors be. >> more, the better around

denver teen is using her smarts to help others. the 15-year-old loves math and is using her skills to good use, making a smart cane for blind people that tells them when an object is coming towards them. she said she taught herself how

>> smart. >> we'll be right back.

-- two people are dead in two separate shootings. the first happened near 20th and washington street in denver saturday. it was a violent weekend in denver. the first shooting happened near 20th street on saturday and the second, aurora and ubalda on sunday. the latest shooting in aurora happened around 3:30 sunday afternoon in the community. police aren't telling us much but said there's no threat to the community. officers have not named the suspect and everyone involved is accounted for. and denver police haven't given us any suspect information in the first shooting near 20th and washington on saturday. officers say the man who was shot died at the hospital yesterday and they have not