. maybe not dramatic but scary. mike pence's plane skidded off the runway in new york. >> all they did was sell favors, sell out access and sell out the american worker. >> 1 1 days to go, 12.6 trouble for both candidate this is morning. a parker police officer did what he had to do to save people from a gun. >> the alternative -- never going to have to know that.

>> october is going out with a bang. record breaking heat thursday. we could see a record today. >> marty is in the backyard. it's like flip flop weather. 60s in the morning. >> no question about it. these are temperatures you typically see on average during the afternoon at the end of october, we're at 50s 50s almost 70 degrees already. we'll move again up to record territory. we break the record high again today. looks like 82 or 83 degrees. in the offing for us. today's record high is 80. it's also extraordinarily dry in colorado and much of the west. in fact, for colorado, we just expanded the area of abnormally dry conditions from the valley

entire eastern plains. moderate drought for front range up and down 25 and out near lyman. we don't have a lot of rain coming our way. flash flooding in california and parts of nevada. heavy snow is forecast for the at the tee tons and colorado. light showers, mostly confine along and west of the continental divide tonight and it will continue to be extremely mild and completely dry. >> from extremely mild to extremely busy, our drive is jam packed since early in the 4:00 hour. live view 25 to 20th the it's our side streets i'm really concerned about. we're going to begin across the northbound stretch of i-25 leading up to minor crash near i-70. eastbound 6th avenue not so

to our side streets, six have been taken to the hospital after a roll over crash at 11 th. closed at union. the alternate is take westbound union to southbound federal leading over to eastbound bowles. this will help you avoid the inevitable delays. >> thanks for that. this is what a car involved in the crash on santa fe like. >> the littleton fire department said this is what the car looked like after it wrapped around a pole no. words if drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash. no word on their condition. 11 days out, the stakes keep going up for presidential candidates. republican donald trump returns to rocky mountains this weekend. his campaign informed us he plans to hold a rally in gold tomorrow. it will be at the jefferson county fairgrounds event center

ticket information can be found on the campaign website. president obama hits the road today for democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton. he will speak tonight at a rally in orlando. florida is one of the key battleground states as we've been talking about. the president plans to lay out the high stakes for this election for florida families. the president will make a lot more appearances for the clinton campaign before november 8th. meanwhile, hillary clinton will have a rally in iowa today. ballots to consider on november 8th. all are important, but one is after dressing issues of life and death. we focus on proposition 106 to allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives with medication. >> we see what a yes or no vote means. >> you've got nine statewide ballot issues to consider this election. this ballot break down is not meant to tell you which have deserves a yes or no.

the question asked. we're breaking down a few. today is proposition 106. it asks whether you want to approve a change to colorado statues to allow terminally ill adults to request medication to end their lives. it authorizes doctors to prescribe medications and prevent from tempering. yes note means you approve. a no means colorado to allow medical aid in dying medications. if you need help considering both sides, turn to page 31 of your ballot blue book. you should have gotten one in the mail. if not, view it online. we posted a link. that's today's ballot break down. it's 6:05 now.

is possibly in a landfill. the boy disappeared 80 miles north of cheyenne saturday. his mom didn't call police until wednesday. detectives say the little boy is dead and put in a trash bin at the community college. we know the mom's boyfriend gave the boy to a man named santiago to go fishing. body camera fge september 2 shootout that killed a county detective was released thursday.

happened. it started when roddick's wife called 911 saying her husband had a gun, saying he was going to kill someone. detective dan bright was hit. roddick then drove off in the rv eventually crashing it. he then started firing the air 15 near the parker hospital when the office per took the shot. -- officer took the shot. >> i'm sure it weighs on him he had to take another human life. the alternative, i don't know. we're never goi know that. that was an amazing shot. >> detective dan bright spent several weeks in icu and recovering at craig hospital. it's 6:07 now. drilling has begun on water wells near the peterson air force base to find out how water south of colorado springs got contaminated. first of 18 test wells started near the airport at colorado

figure out how foam got in the water supply. crews are checking soil samples for pfcs linked to process state, kidney cancer. there's investigation into last week's release of 150,000 gallons of water containing toxic chemicals at the time air base. should there be an extra tax on drinks that are bad vita, resevenners say inner -- researchers say it would raise money and keep people healthier. >> if the measure is passed by voters, it would charge 2-cents per ounce on sports drinks and sodas. >> that could add up.

the tax would not apply to diet soda drinks, milk substitutes like soy or almond milk. those against the tax say it won't encourage healthier choices. if that's the case, we should tax of at a toe chip, pizza, -- potato chip, pizza, snacks. they say money should go towards he >> they're going to live a shorter life span than parents. >> do we eat the cost, pass on to consumers, or spread around to all good souls so they may put it on two slices of pizza and a drink special? >> harvard researchers have studied computer models in models in

people would avoid becoming obese over a ten year period. tax would be applied to distributors. there's no way if retailers would pass that increase onto consumers. big picture here this morning. we have cool air in the northeast. couple inches of snow in new york yesterday. lower elevations in central and western new york had very cool out west. storm systems kicking into the west coast. we're in between m. we -- into the early part of next week. for us, we'll see little rain the best will be in western colorado over the weekend. while in the western u.s., i'll see moderate to heavy rain especially central california to nevada up to idaho. that storm track is just north of colorado. . >> marty, thank you. to say you all are really create hiv -- creative with your

impressive stuff. keep sharing on facebook or our twitter using #beon9. i love the pumpkin painting idea. gary's is the best. that was a professional. >> we had a master carve their did that >> it's close to your campings, right? >> most is forehead. how hard, rig mouth with the teeth. >> it takes me five minutes. boom, i'm done. >> thanks for pictures. keep them coming. a party decades in the making. first celebration at wrigley since 1945.

z25kmz zvpz

. millions of kids around the globe live without electricity. preston middle school is doing things to change that a group of kids light up when they talk about learning

resisters through the electricity board. >> it will work for people that receive it. >> we're learning when we take a whole group of kids and really share and value each person's unique talents and desires that we can make the world a bright per bright -- brighter place. >> it's not a homework assignment or required class. they're coming in on their own time and doi full story in 8:30 half hour. >> when you go it on your own time, they're really into hit and excited about it. cool. >> awesome. >> thank you amelia. >> you got it. around here today, warm temperatures. we're going to set a record high today. we have plenty of clouds around the area. you may look out and say too cloudy to do anything. these will shift east. it's going to be quite warm

flooding. central california down to north of los angeles we also have snow forecast in central and north western wyoming tonight above 8500 feet four to eight inches of snow. no such luck around here. dry in mountain areas for today. we'll play hide and seek throughout the day and be warm. in fact incredibly warm. low 80s for most of us. below 6500 feet. another record high today. 60s and 70s in california storms moving into western colorado this evening. just not going to be a lot to it. it's what's left over more than the main core than the store. few you want -- few hundredths of an in late tonight. 60s, 70s in the west. those of us in the east in the 80s including 82 around here. partly sunny conditions. new record high forecast today.

early soccer games, early lacrosse games tomorrow going to be pretty comfortable. you'll spend the weekend in the 70s before a mild and dry halloween monday. look out marty. sky 19 over the accident. southbound at santa fe and union. a corvette is demolished. two taken to the hospital. one had serious injuries, serious burns after this crash. southbound lanes of santa closed. we see alternates across our map. it's simple but the more volume we get, bigger delays get across other options. southbound across santa fe, southbound federal, eastbound bowles. we'll keep you arnold this accident. biggest backups expected southbound. northbound you also need to anticipate delays. sixth avenue one crash

population of wild animals around the world has been cut to half. >> a startling report says it will get worse if humans don't do more about it. what kind of question was that? >> they always tease each other. one of the best skiers in the world sat down with matt and reveals her plan for the world

. a moment of victory and celebration for some militia members in oregon. a jury exonerated the brothers as well as five other people. they were accused of blocking federal workers from their jobs at a national wild life refuge in january. the group said the standoff was to draw attention to long running dispute over control federal lands. . armed soldiers moved in, fires set, highways blocked. it was a dramatic standoff in north dakota. when it was over, 141 people protesting to stop construction of a pipeline were arrested. they were blocking a highway on private land and ignored the orders to leave. native americans fear had the the pipeline will taint water supplies and destroy sacred burial grounds.

wild life to become extinct. they say more than half the wild life has been lost since 1970. that includes mammals, birds, fish. now scientists are seriously warning people to protect our planet f. -- planet. experts say some things that would help our planet is renewable energy, reduced wastes and people in rich nations to eat less meat. >> it's something emotional about. emotions running high for fans of the team affectionately called lovable losers. how chicago is preparing for the biggest party its seen in more than 70 years. we're preparing for another warm day around here. we have high cloud over the area now. not going to be a factor ins the. if you're getting ready to go off to work and working outside today, very dry for you

with temperatures in the low 80s today. great way to finish the day, this evening 5 to 7 in old town arvatda. trick-or-treat street, fun to get out with the family. we've got a lot going on including a slow down on southbound santa fe. shut down at union due to a serious crash. westbound lanes of union to southbound federal eastbound bowls to connect with

. welcome back. 6:26. lindsay vonn says fear is in your head. you're only afraid of what you let yourself be afraid of. she should no. 1500 people were there wednesday night. she and matt were talking about the road ahead that leads to south olympics in korea.

to try to make? >> of course. >> here's my plan. don't tell anyone. i'm going to break the record this season. then next season i'm going to win the olympics. >> we'll keep your secret. she's planning on that gold medal tennis -- 1945, wrigley field set to hold the first world series game since then. cleveland cubs and indians coming to the game tied at one

tonight a party is coming. >> it's been a long time. >> it looks little cold. >> yeah. first pitch is just 5:00. game five sunday night. >> batten down hatches in chicago. that's for sure. if you want to make the halloween party bubble, fizz, smoke this halloween or blow up. steve has tips on how

. 11 days to go, 12.6 million ballots cast. lines seen at voting places already around the country. this morning, we're colorado is leaning. >> that's just baffling my mind. >> wouldn't have done it. i don't think that's the role of the district attorney. >> i was stunned. i was also appalled >> the decision shocked fellow prosecutors. her successor, colorado's governor at the time. 9 wants to know the evidence of the boulder former prosecutor

murder. anybody that had a uniform on was a hero. >> there's some of world war ii's most accomplished pilots, the fighter aces. we spoke to one of a still around tod on this friday morning if you liked record breaking temperatures yesterday, you'll love today. marty joins us from the backyard already. >> don't need a coat today. we broke a record yesterday. had been 80. record high today 80 we did that 21-22 years old. going to break that today. 81-82 degrees easily during the day today.

a few clouds drifting in. they might be thick enough to change the temperatures. we do have a lot of moisture in the west. it's none in colorado. flash flooding in parts of nevada and southern california. we're anticipating snow in the mountains of central and north western wyoming. 4 to 8 inches by noon tomorrow at and above thousand feet. some of the heavy rain will break offnd showers tonight and during the morning tomorrow. they'll be light showers metro area and front range. looks like a dry weekend to me. we'll be close to but below record temperatures over the weekend. still running in the mid 70s. at 6:33, we check in once again with sky 9 over a terrible crash that is -- we're going to check in with sky 9 in a bit over a crash blocking a major

direction of santa fe at union. slow downs starting to build. alternate to get around this delay because of a single car crash where two were taken to the hospital. the back ups here are only in store for southbounders for now. i think the northbound stretch has the potential to slow as well. we have this eastbound sixth avenue crash with slow downs nine minutes out of we have a crash at 11th and callamith. six were taken to the hospital here. impact is there's still debris and clean up underway across the intersection. selling favors and intimidating voters. those are two allegations that the trump and clinton campaigns are throwing at each other today. campaigns are making final

their ballots. i'm with taranfa looking taran -- taranda now with how the candidates are doing. >> colorado has been known as a purple state. we scroll down and see it's light blue, leaning towards hillary clinton. it clearly shows 252 potential electoral votes. want you to consider that this is preliminary and could change. a candidate needs 270 to win. you know who won't like this map? trump supporters. they're convinced the election is rigged since that's what he's been saying. hillary clinton has a problem with him saying that. michelle obama and hillary clinton say that's part of a way

minorities from voting. the late exist round of wikileaks e-mail shows a link between the foundation and bill clinton's forprofit activities. >> we should just cancel the election, and just give it to trump. right? why are we having -- what are we having here? policies are so bad. >> actually donald, you're the one who's got a lot to learn about the military and everything else that makes america great. >> hil c campaign stops in iowa today. another big battleground state. donald trump will be there after having rallies in new hampshire and maine. donald trump will come back to this light blue state tomorrow hoping to turn it more red. rally to remember at noon in the jefferson county fairgrounds center. >> thank you. overnight, the plane that skidded off the runway at the airport in new york was hauled into a hanger where

vice presidential candidate mike pence, his wife and daughter were on board when it skidded off. campaign staffers and members of media were on inside. cell foe video inside shows it was calm and nobody was hurt. he cancelled the fund-raiser in new york. during an interview this morning, pence says it was 10 seconds of uncertainty when the plane came down. >> as soon as we landed, we could tell they were brake quickly. we felt the plane fish tailing a little bit. it slid sideways. when we saw the mud slash up in the front of the aircraft, we knew we were off the run way. >> governor pence has been moved by the outpouring of support and prayers overnight. he took time to thank the first responders on scene.

never before released dna. it has owens asking if the family should have been exon rated lacy said dna testing showed the family was not involved and they had dna of the killer involved. we asked and they say dna is not conclusive, may not of a single person. not only that, the documents obtain include a report given to da's office before lacy cleared the ram says saying dna on her clothes was a mixture of material from three people. those involved at the time including the former governor said recent findings shocked them. >> she knew based on your investigation that this dna wasn't necessarily from one

potentially accumulated dna. she knew it at the time and why she used this evidence to clear the ramsey family, then as a clearance that has continued because it's on the public record through today, is something i can't explain and she should explain. >> mary lacy has not commented on he -- for the family in georgia says he stick hypothetical question by her -- says he sticks to the decision by her. a judge sentenced james ash by to 16 years in prison incompetent requested of shooting and killing a person in

civil lawsuit against the city claiming ashby was hired by the police department without proper vetting. . it is 6:40 now. big changes are coming to colorado's health insurance exchange going to mean fewer choices for those needing health insurance. we are live out there with more. this change is particularly troubling for people on the western coast . >> r it will have impact for many of you. 14 of colorado's 64 cities will now only have one carrier choice. that's including all of the conties on the western slope. that one choice is going to be anthem blue i don't say blue shield. this is very different than when it started in 2014 at that point, every county had three carrier choices. some had eight.

jefferson county will have five carriers to choose from. in our immediate area you'll have a lot of choices. when hit comes to people on the western slope, they have one choice going to 2017. the anthem blue cross blue shield carrier. the colorado division of insurance says 92,000 will be impacted by this immediately. they'll have to go in starting november 1st and change toe that one carrier for the 2017. it's going to be little getting use top we'll talk more about it in the coming weeks as the exchange opens up november 1st for 2017. i was talking a walk out yesterday afternoon. i can't help but feel spoiled. i know we need the moisture, but the sunshine and beautiful leaves on the trees is just beautiful out there. >> and i notice you don't need a blazer this morning. nice and warm this morning.

day. few high clouds over us this morning. we move to 80s. 60s and 70s. this year one of 19 where we've had no snow in the month of october. you're still in the game go to 9 news app and pick the date of our first snow. >> thank you marty. well the number of men and women that served in world war ii who are still dwindling. data says 620,000 of 16 million americans that served are alive in 2016. next weekend, they have the chance to honor and meet world war ii's most accomplished pilots. there are 07 aces living today -- 70 aces living today. captain willham is one of them. i had the chance to talk to him

emergency. so lairsoclarity. what 20 do in situations when your -- what to do in situations when your motor went out. you were panicking. i was stable and did the right thing. >> motor went out? >> yeah the he had so much flight experience. it wasn to him yesterday. 97 years old. looks so good. >> sharp. >> that's incredible. >> i was touched by his memories. november 5 t, wings over robberies has a great event, you can come -- rockies has a great event. you can come and join us. >> thank you for that it's a question that a lot of consumes face by new or used.

. right now are you saving money or adding makes. money man matt granite shows which products to add new and which to add for sam value in

>> ask yourself, how many times have the person behind you dropped the item. cameras bad purchase. we drop the average smart phone 3-5 times a day. including tablets. one of the best recertified buys. take a look at apple recertified items come with a brand new warranty. all other features that would make something new, brand new battery. they also come with casing that gets rid of scratches use. gaming and dvds that comes with scratch fee guarantee is phenomenal. if shopping for vita mix, you get the same warranty. >> keep in mind, many cleaning agents like dyeson and shark

for what to buy and not buy on our website, it's there for you. back to you. all right. looking for families to host exchange students from cultural home stay international. they match great kids with families for an academic year in america. if you're interested or have questions about this program, give them a call. er they'll be here until 8:00 this morning. this morning at 7:30, we're going to find out little more about this group on channel 20. once again, exchange students, if you've never been involved with that, that's a great deal. that's a great experience for both the student and family. give them a call. . wonderful program. around here this morning, i think we're going to have an amazing sun rise. still a good half hour away.

the sky. wildfire, smoke still. a big problem around the junkiness fire from the west cliff area to east around pueblo. smoke spread by the winds today up to 20 to 30 miles per hour at times during late morning and afternoon. temperatures today quite warm. mid-60s to low 70s. not great conditions at all for firefighters working down south. . >> marty, sky 9 is over southbound a center lane crash is forcing drivers to split. two left and two right lanes continue to get back. backups past the i-70 merge. quick note about our southbound santa fe closure, it extends toll bell view and oxford. it will be closed the next few hours due to felony accident investigation. >> thank you. one woman donated 65 gallons

lives in the process. >> i can graciously say i've helped over 1500 people to get better and made a few along the way. over the years you think what a great opportunity this is to keep paying it forward. my blood type is strong. it's b positive. i try to work it like that everything i do. >> what a gift. she also donates platelets about 24 times a year. she's the top woman donor. help save lives too at the drive for life next tuesday. corey will be there 8:00 in the morning to 5:00 in the evening. all week long, 9 news has been doing our part to help stop the bullying culture the thing is bullying is something that will never really

towards inclusion, empowerment, and inspiration. do your part. understand what bullying is to help stop the bullying culture. >> if you stop bullying and say that's messed up. if other people see it, it's like the snow ball effect. people will be like that's cool. i would like to feel that, like to be that person to stop bullying. >> be a part of the solution.

moving over the front range now. they'll give us enough sunlight to allow us to warm to record temperatures and above today. heavy rain in southern and central california is tracking more into nevada, idaho, wyoming. it's skipping for the most part north of colorado. we get a little bit left over for mountains and west. partly sunny conditions during the day. we'll play hide andk the sun. will not matter. still going to be warp. lower 80s for -- going to be warm. lower 80s. we'll start to see light showers developing after sunset tonight into tomorrow morning. they'll be modest. we're talking knew hundredths of an inch of rain here or there spreading in few locations in the west. that's late this evening. doesn't affect you during the day. highs in the 70s there.

throughout eastern colorado. we'll go 82 tonight. clouds stay in. keeps us unusually warm. 50s overnight lows. 70s over the weekend. no records here. we start to moderate by the middle of next week. >> we weren't joking about the gorgeous sunrise. it's incredible. looking down at the ground level, there's a crash 20th. mile the earlier delay had center lanes blocked, cars to the right shoulder. we move across downtown. it's just busy. here's the few at i-25. head to twitter and share to spread the few around. southbound santa fe between bell view and union. that closure remains in place. it could be there the next

littleton. union to federal back to bowles to allow the delays. >> keep looking up. >> eyes to the sky. thanks a lot. >> here's a look at top stories we're following this morning. hillary clinton is in iowa today after campaigning side by side with first lady michelle obama in north carolina. president obama and tim kaine are in florida campaigning, their message get out and vote. this morning we're learn biden is under consideration to be secretary of state if clinton wins. donald trump is visiting several states including iowa and new hampshire. he returns to colorado tomorrow he'll hold a reallily in golden at the jefferson county event center. doors open at 9:00 a.m. register for tickets online. a littleton firefighter says the driver of the corvette was

both were rushed to the hospital. santa fe is closed between bell view and oxford. not going to open a couple more hours. police tell us this was a felony accident investigation. we don't cool down for long. a look ahead to the following weekend.wa -- be dominating next nine days. >> our science guy, any last minute ideas ? >> everybody in halloweenscience.com. there's bubbling portions. make itself thunder. oh. >> look at this crystal bubble. >> what is that?

>> it's a crystal bubble. >> reach over and touch hit. >> isn't that great? >> we're doing exploding pumpkins. i thought it might be good for barfing bump kins. isn't that beautiful? so we need fake blood. 7 million people use edible fake blood. marty, keep going with sound. >> oh. >> i've got a lot. >> hydro general peroxide. this is the same stuff mom puts

-- barfing with steve. >> i like that. >> bye. >> sorry. it's early. . >> she bought it. . >> the weather is turning cooler today. . >> don't worry, it's foe wolf

good morning, breaking goods morning. breaking overnight. the campaign plane carrying mike pence skids off the runway during heavy rain. >> remain >> no injuries reported but an investigation is underway. this morning governor pence joins us live. looking ahead nbc news confirming hillary clinton has joe biden her her short list as secretary of state if she wins. >> hillary clinton put the