breaking news this morning... a press conference wrapped up just now from the des moines police department on the shooting deaths of two officers. the officers were each shot 2 miles and 20 minutes apart in what authorities are calling ambush style attacks. the des moines police department working to get suspect information. good morning im cheryl here with marty corey and gary. more on the castle rock investigation in moments but first some parts of the state are waking up to light rain in some areas and wind is on the way for others.

dangeorus chemicals inside a home in castle rock, which is why the owners won't be let back in until it is safe. the house is condemned - for now. police found more than 20 containers in the home - from beakers to what police described as jugs. some neighbors tell us the teenager was really interested in science. all of the materials were purchased legally-- but when they are mixed together they can become dangerous. that's why police made this a hazmat siio evacuated neighbors until early tuesday morning. police says some containers were close enough to each other that static shock or even heat could've been enough to detonate them. police aren't saying yet , what specific chemicals they found. even though neighbors still have questions - they're thankful that they're safe. as of this morning-- police say it's not clear whether the

were involved or even knew about the chemicals. the 16 year old boy who had all the chemicals - of the teenage friend he was with when they were arrested - have not been charged in the case. the decision on that could come as early as tomorrow. donald's trump's campaign is trying to distance itself from a prominent newspaper -- after it came out in support of him. the washington post reports the crusader -- a ku klux klan paper -- has devoted its entire front page supporting the republican nominee. trump's campaign denounced the paper -- saying their views do not represent trump or the americans uniting behind his campaign. despite the controversial endorsement-- trump's campaign continues to turn its attention to voters in key states. in wisconsin - and earlier in

wikileaks ... and the renewed emails investigation. in florida-- clinton was taunted by protestors chanting "lock her up" outside a rally with former miss universe alicia machado. she was then heckled in fort lauderdale and she didn't hold back. clinton will be in arizona for a rally today then she heads to nevada for a get out the vote event. on the other side -- trump is setting aside part of the day to open his new hotel in washington. he'll then head to pennsylvania and miami. both campaigns will be in colorado this week . chelsea clinton will be be in boulder this morning after a stop in aurora last night urging early voting. republican vice presidential

rally tonight at the ranch in loveland. and on friday - former president bill clinton - will make stops across colorado: in pueblo - denver and fort collins. venue and ticket information haven't been announced. if you want to learn more about the issues on your ballot before casting your vote-- head to 9news dot com - and check out our colorado voting guide. we break down the issues, talk about how to turn in your ballots, and where to register. you still have time to register and vote. governor john hickenlooper's office says the outcome of this year's election-- shouldn't affect getting the state budget through. hickenlooper has presented the 28 point 5 billion dollar budget-- which could affect transportation and healthcare spending. the budget-- proposed tuesday-- sets aside 16 million in marijuana sales tax for general affordable housing and housing for the mentally ill. the money would also go to programs for

three percent bigger than this year's. it calls for 500 million dollars in cuts or transfers in transportation-- education and other areas. students at heritage college in denver-- won't be in class this morning-- after the school abruptly announced it's closing

and harlan - it was the only word students got. the flier claims heritage doesn't have enough cash to keep going. it is a for profit school. students and staff tell 9 news they were blindsided by the announcement. we reached out to heritage college and have yet to get a response from them. the colorado department of higher education - says it hasn't heard anything from heritage either. however a spokesperson tells us the department has heard from a number of reliable sources - that heritage closed all 10 of its campuses yesterday. the state says it's waiting on confirmation before looking for other schools to help displaced student.s this closure comes after closures of other for-profit colleges -- including regency beauty institute and i-t-t tech. a denver police officer is out on bond today after the district attorney formally charged him for tampering with evidence. officer julian archuleta faces two charges of first degree

an internal investigation found a body camera recording showing him going through a person's pockets. it shows him taking out cash- including at least one 100 dollar bill. later- archuleta admitted there were twelve 100 dollar bills in his bag -- he said they "must have fallen in his bag." he is suspended without pay. there is a computer code out that allows blackmailers to search through your photos on photobucket. an hacker who sold that code will spend almost a year and a half in prison. the denver post says brandon bourret has been sentenced for selling the code to help people find nude photos. denver-based photobucket is a website for 100 million users who store photos in public or password- protected albums. hot temperatures are forcing at least one ski area to push back its opening. when keystone says it will welcome snow sports coming up. then denver got

fall-- how man times that's actually happened before

expected to make a statement today on whether or not a key interest rate will go up. the federal open market committee-- which is a branch of the federal reserve- will wrap up a two-day meeting this afternoon. they're expected to signal whether it will raise interest rates next month. analysts say they don't expect the rate hike now... but do expect a slight increase after next month's meeting. some believe the rate hike is being held off so as not to affect next week's presidential election. triple-a will release its annual thanksgiving holiday weekend

three weeks from now millions of travelers will head to the nation's airports and on its roadways... so it's important to know what you'll be facing on one of the busiest travel days of the year. triple-a's national travel forecast will include information on how much travelers spend... how far they travel... and how the cost of airline tickets, hotel rooms, and rental cars compared to last year. we're into the second day of november-- after getting denver without snow for the 19th time. it's time to start looking ahead to november 21st. that was the latest first snow on record in denver and that happened back in 1934. in recent years -- seeing the first denver snow in november hasn't been that unusual. it's happened four times in the last decade and in each of the last two years. keystone has pushed back friday's opening a week to november 11th because of the trouble getting

loveland says temperatures finally dropped down far enough sunday night to fire up the snow guns. the good news there is a little snow fell at the eisenhower tunnel last night. it's your chance to weigh in on when you think the snow will fall first. we're bringing back snow on 9. share your twitter and facebook using the hash tag snow on 9.

it aims to help the homeless earn their own money. how it works coming up. then-- sky high rent appears to be going down in one part of the metro-- when we could know if the price drop is more than a temporary trend

apartment rates in denver are down a bit this year when you compare them to this time last year. d-u real estate professor we talked to says that may be because there are more places to rent. for now rental

are expected to stay a mixed bag and we won't know if there is a trend of any kind until the perhaps april or may. denver mayor mayor michael hancock will launch a brand new pilot program meant to help the homeless help themselves. denver day works will give people living on the streets a chance to work during the day with various city agencies and private employers. the city parks and planning department says its also an thm to be connected to services. one of the first five participants has already been working at civic center park-- making 12-50 an hour. parks and planning says it could lead to permanent employment for some. prices for the life saving epi pen are sky high this morning-- but there could be some relief for families from another brand reintroduing their own version.

they're determined to make it affordable. "the original sketches we came up with." from paper to prototype "the very first prototype." the edwards brothers are finding purpose as patients.. and as parents "we have children with life- threatening allergies." which pushed the twins to create an epinephrine injector named auvi-q with success stories there are also obstacles the former manufacturer launching a voluntary recall, pulling the auto- injectors from shelves "a small number of devices potentially had inaccurate dosage delivery." now the brother's company, kaleo, has regained the rights and is addressing the problems that led to the recall but how can you be sure it will work when you need it the most? "fully robotic production assembly line. 100 quality checks on each auvi-q so we can ensure consistent and reliable delivery." and as outrage grew over the rising price of epipens the company is determined to revive the rival of epipen "knowing we may have to one day administer this on our il difference between this auto-injector and epipens "it contains a retractable needle." and it gives voice- guided prompts that was stephanie robusto reporting.

epinephrine injectors available to the us market in the first half of 2017. the price hasn't been set for auvi- q.but the edwards

device easier to carry. we've got a game 7 in the world series tonight-- highlights from last night's game

the world series is going the distance tonight. this is a live look out at the progressive field in cleveland ohio where the indians will take on the cubs again for

chicago posted another impressive win last night over cleveland to force tonight's game. at first-- the cubs were in control from the start. in the 3rd inning, addison russell connected a grand-slam putting the team on top 7- according to reports on social media-- standing-room only tickets for game 7 are going

office is looking to return this little girl back to her rightful owners. they say this sweet alpaca was found on indian lookout road near lyons tuesday. if you have any alpaca answers- call the boulder

9news is getting in on no shave november this month-- doing our part to raise money for cancer research. these next 30 or so days will also be a time to bring awareness to men's health as a whole. if it goes like last year the come down the homestretch looking something like this.

no prisoners account that changed the conversation about sexual assault is getting recognized for her bravery. we're talking about the woman anomynously called 'emily doe' -- who was sexually assaulted by stanford student brock turner. how her powerful words are still at 5-15. that's going to do it for 9news at 4:30... but we have a lot more news and weather to cover this morning. happening right now --

now -- there is a manhunt for the person

moines , iowa... in an ambush style attack while they sat in their police cars. police say it happened around one a-m with reports of shots fired. officers who respondeded found one of the officers suffering from a gunshot wound -- and then the second officer was found shot not far away about twenty minutes later. so far -- no information on a suspect, and no arrests have been made. we will have much more on that throughout the morning... meteorologist marty coniglio is joining us.... marty- a little cooler today... coming back down to reality. six days to go -- and