e-mails, no change after the fbi reassessment. donald trump who started his day in florida says she's being protected by a rigged system. trump also had events in north carolina, pennsylvania, new hampshire and michigan today. president obama campaigned for clinton in ann arbor michigan today. clinton will be in pennsylvania tonight where she'll join her husband, the president, first lady and a bunch of rock stars to hold a concert and rally tonight. the candidates have been spending a t so-called swing states, colorado being one of them despite the fact that a lot of colorado voters have already turned in their ballots. 9news political reporter brandon rittiman joins us now. we've seen now kind of a changeover in which party is leading as far as getting those ballots in. >> i've been putting together these graphics every morning on social media. it was rather unusual to see democrats start out in the lead. normally they wait a little bit longer. that's just the tendency in

republicans, the red line, have overtaken the democrats by about 7,000 ballots cast. this doesn't tell us how they've voted. it just tells you their party registration and the unaffiliated voters which are actually a bigger voting group than either of those two. >> so they're simply not voting. >> people turned off and our political analyst floyd ciruli expects the total vote count to get up to 2.8 million. i don't think this is who voted over the weekend. we saw that before. it took until about tuesday to see a big spike in the numbers. >> we hear so much on the swing states. it depends who you talk to and what maps you look at. we're kind of swing state light in colorado. >> we've become more of a swing state has things have gone along. this is nbc's final forecast that shows clinton at 274.

electoral college. so she's just over the line without any toss-up states according to their forecast. the trend is they lean towards clinton but all give trump a chance, 272 according to the no toss-up map from real clear politics and if you go by 538 which runs a simulation of the election 10,000 times, they give a 30% chance of winning to donald trump. >> it will all be decided in a little over 24 hours. >> we can toss out the forecast. these aren't as good as weather forecasts, by the way. >> it we'll toss it back into you. for now we'll just remind you our coverage will be here and on channel 20 basically wall to wall at 5:00 tomorrow. >> you can still register and vote tomorrow. >> absolutely. >> plenty to talk about, guys. thank you. the candidates have made last minute visits to colorado trying to rally support. as you heard, kind of a swing state light. donald trump did an event saturday night at the national western complex. tonight former vice president al gore will campaign in

discussing climate change and what's at stake during the election. you expect high schools to be tagged time to time, but rarely does the spray paint spell out a political message. that happened at palmer ridge high school in monument. students showed up to see a wall spray painted in red, white and blue. the message read we support trump and trump for president, but they left out the n in president. the school's newspaper says an investigation is underway and administraar through surveillance video to try to catch whatever did this. the high school newspaper gained attention early -- whoever did. this the high school newspaper gained attention earlier this fall after it endorsed hillary clinton. the endorsement outraged some parents. there's no direct link between the two incidents. last week in denver vandals vandalized a trump campaign office in less than 24 hours. someone spray painted the side of the building and threw a rock through window. aurora will pay out the

city's history. it has agreed to pay $2.6 million to the family of an unarmed black man black man shot and killed by a police officer last year. nashali van zandt was on parole and cut off his ankle monitor and was accused of assaulting the mother of his 2-month-old child. he was shot and killed as s.w.a.t. officers were trying to take him into custody. a grand jury said the officer believed van zandt was going to shoot him. later it was determined van a grand jury declined to indict the officer saying he acted reasonably shooting van zandt. aurora police say $500,000 of the settlement comes from city funds and the rest is paid for by aurora's insurance carrier. the settlement also includes changes to the police department to improve community relations. janet reno, the first woman to serve as u.s. attorney general has died early this morning from complications of parkinson's disease. during her eight years in

she was criticized early in her tenure for approving an fbi raid on a texas religious cult where 75 people were killed but won praise for selling responsibility. she was criticized in her role of eliot gonzalez who was seized from the home of relatives. reno was 78 years old. people in oklahoma are cleaning up after a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck the central part of the state last night. all of downtown cushing was blocked off as ge looked at the damage -- city workers looked at the damage. officials say this is the largest earthquake they've had, but emergency responders were ready. no one was seriously injured. people opposed to the construction of the dakota access pipeline took their protest to a cemetery in bismarck. they say building the pipeline through what they say is their ancestors burial ground is like building a pipeline through cemeteries. counter protesters arrived and set up across the road.

weeks since a denver woman was arrested at the site of the standing rock protests. the 37-year-old is held on a $100,000 bond in morton county, north dakota, after being arrested for firing several shots at officers. today her family in denver spoke for the first time since that incident. here's 9news reporter maya rodriguez. >> reporter: at the four winds american indian council in denver they prayed d red song flowers. >> red song was 100% innocent. we want due process for her. >> reporter: this is red fawn's cousin. like many gathered today he's been up at the protest camp near standing rock, north dakota, where native americans and others are opposing the construction of the dakota access pipeline. they claim the route goes through sacred sites and burial grounds and puts at risk the

there. >> red fawn was up there to protect water, basic principle of standing for environmental justice. >> reporter: but the more ton county criminal complaint -- moreton county criminal complaint charges red fawn with the murder of two minnesota police officers working at the protest site. they claim she had a concealed gun and fired at them several times as they attempted to arrest her for trespassing on private land. here's what a north dakota officer said the day after her arrest. >> it's unbelievable that a law enforcement offices angle that that gun could have been fired at where there was no law enforcement is the angle that it was fired at and it wasn't because she was trying to aim away from law enforcement. it was because it was just our lucky day. >> reporter: as for red fawn, her familiar insists she is be in the -- her family insists she is innocent and say she is in good spirits despite the situation. >> she's a very courageous person. >> reporter: who is also now facing the legal system. maya rodriguez, 9news.

dakota is defending her. she could face a 20 year sentence if convicted. we are staying warm in the metro area this week. we'll check in with kathy in a few minutes. >> the smell of marijuana could cause a legal grow operation thousands of dollars. >> also ahead the end of the

the chief executive officer of a boulder marijuana company said he plans to request a hearing to dispute $14,000 in fines from the city after odor complaints. the ceo every dandelion grow near ay drive in north boulder said there are several other grow operations very close to his. he says the smell that drifts to nearby homes could have come from any one of those businesses. he invited 9news inside his warehouse. >> so we're doing even more. we're doing everything we possibly can to show the city and to make sure they know that it's not us and that we do care and that the community is the most important thing for us to be able to operate here because we want to continue operating here. >> boulder's marijuana odor

pot business. it 7 forced if someone -- it is enforced if someone complains. no matter who you vote for or plan to vote for, there is one thing all learns can agree on. this election -- all americans can agree on. this election is stressing people out. a psychologist in washington state reports roughly half of her patients spend their time with her discussing their election. of course, this is just one doctor's opinion, but others say people are developing obsesi symptoms -- obsessive compulsive symptoms by constantly checking polls. ease some of the anxiety by staying off social media and take breaks from around the clock election coverage. hard to do. once the election is done, so are the commercials we've all seen way too many times. i can recite them by word, too. the last political ad on 9news will ad between 4:00 and 5:00 tomorrow, so tune in. the last clinton ad will be

channel 20 between 1:00 and 2:00. we'll monitor the races tomorrow and update the results and monitor social media immediateback like this super informal poll. a breakdown of people using hashtags for each of the presidential candidates. 'mwithher and #maga which is short for make america great again, which of course, is donald trump's slogan you see right now split down the middle. in this one you can vote more than once. a warm weekend staying that way. >> we can expect yet another week of dry weather. however, the mountains could see some snow. we'll check in with her after

i did find a cloud in the sky today. >> you spotted one? >> west. if you looked all the way west, you could see some kind of in

in traffic? >> i-25 northbound because of an overturned truck with a fuel spill at arapahoe, yes, i believe it was. >> i had time to look for clouds then, too. i was checking the twitter account when the traffic picked up moving. >> busy afternoon for you ladies. >> thank goodness the weather is quiet. there's a lot going on tonight and tomorrow and really no big changes in the current weather patern. a beautiful night downtown in denver after a be day. a weak dry cool front sliding through offering little relief in the form of moisture or cloud cover across the state. 64 in denver today, 71 in pueblo, 49 in leadville, 67 in grand junction. the average this time of year is 56. we will trend above that number all week long. mid-50s at the airport, winds east at 8, call winds outside the backyard studio, not a lot to show you on the regional

the month of november and down for the year by almost 3 inches of liquid precipitation. so we need some moisture, no sign that's happening. the drought scenario is playing out now across colorado, much of the western u.s. and southwest abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions beginning across the front range and eastern plains. no signs that that will be changing. low pressure spinning to the east pulling moisture up through houston and dallas up into wichita. secondary system moves onshore in th we remain in between these two systems and with high pressure anchored here that dry northwest flow, all of the showers will extend from the southern plains states up across the midwest. that's where the beneficial rain will fall in the next 24 to 36 hours. we'll enjoy another sunny day here with temperatures above average in the mid-60s, heat building south and west and cool air around bismarck and minneapolis. other than a few high clouds in

clear skies and light winds will mean a colder night. tomorrow night portions of southeastern colorado have a freeze watch but not tonight. 20 in leadville, 32 in lamar, 34 in greeley, highs above average in the front range and eastern plains and comfortable travel conditions in the high country. 59 in evergreen, close to 60 tomorrow in grand lake. in the denver metro area tonight beautiful evening, clear, cool, low 36. the sun is setting now as you know before 5:00 and tomorrow around 6:30 a.m. a bit warmer for some areas with 60s for most of the week. right now it does look like wednesday will be the warmest day of the week. temperatures spike in the low and mid-70s ahead of a dry cool front thursday. temperatures warming up for the weekend, 9 cares colorado shares saturday. we'll take your nonperishable food items for the local food banks into the local weekend. temperatures trend above average and no sign of the

the next nine day period. beautiful sunrise shot up in the rocky mountain national park area where it does look like fall way up high above 9 and 10,000 feet. in denver the sunsets are pretty, but it looks awfully dry and no signs of this pattern changing through at least the next five to six days. >> we saw another brushfire pop up. >> it's just so dry. it's hard to complain. i don't miss being out here in a heavy coat, but

the dow was at triple digits today. invests seem relieved the fbi will not pursue charges against hillary clinton in light of newly released e-mails, the dow gaining 371 points. the s&p rose 46.

the rockies are going black to the future. purple team introduced new manager bud black today, seventh skipper in franchise history, kind of off to a slow start. bud had serious trouble slipping on a rox jersey the first time, left armhole issues. black was a san diego padres manager in 2007 when the rockies scored three time in the 13th inning of the national league wildcard tiebreaker game and still is haunted by matt holliday's controversial slide into home plate. >> part of the interview was up i think it was maybe dick's suite and there was a number of pictures of rocky history and so all the guys sat down and i sat down and staring me right in the face was the rocky dog pile of holliday and the 163rd game and to this day i don't think he's temperatured it. -- he's touched it. >> you may be right, but keep that to yourself, bud. you're in colorado now.

raiders rivalry, i hope it goes away again for another 20 years. we're live. 9news broncos insider mike klis is at team headquarters. let's play klis and tell. mike, you've said trevor siemian has earned the right to quarterback this team for the rest of the season, about the isn't it time for the broncos to reconsider that? >> reporter: no, i don't think so. i think a few more wheels have to come off the train there. how many wheels do they have on a >> 16. >> reporter: however many there are, yeah, a few went off because that was a disturbing loss because they couldn't run the ball and they couldn't stop the run. they got outmanned. they got man handled in that game and that makes it very disturbing when you're playing the game of football to get beat up up front. they have a game against new orleans, see what happens. if for some reason the broncos look bad there and there's a

entertain bringing in paxton at some point later in this season, take a look at the no. 1 draft pick. right now they're still going forward with siemian who i thought was their best offensive player. i think he just needs a little more help. >> the competition wasn't fierce for that title. i'm not a shamed to admit he fell madly in love with raiders dancing punter marquette king last night, but i bet the broncos didn't as entertaining. >> he himself were fine because the broncos like to do all this exhibition type stuff anyway. it was actually a sign of respect for miller. did he it before to ray lewis when he was in baltimore, but as far as raiders' overall attitude, there were a lot of comments that they acted like they won the super bowl. the team will be ready for them when they meet again january 1st here in denver they say. >> mocking von miller is generally not good for your

drew litton wants to remind you to get out and vote. the broncos mailed in sunday night's performance instead addressed to lackluster effort. pop quiz, time for tonight's drew or false question. drew or false, the 24 points nuggets guard emmanuel mudiay scored during the 1st quarter of last night's victory over the celtics established a new team record for most points in one period. drew or false, mumu who normally can't shoot a lick couldn't miss during the first 12 minutes and set a team record. the correct answer is? >> we hope it's drew. >> come on, that's false. you know why, right? carmelo anthony, my man right here, once scored 33 points in one quarter. >> wow. >> in a game in 2008 and david thompson had 32 in the 1st

1978 season. >> look at him leaning over there. >> he's getting ready for that layup. >> he has broken fingers. that was very fun to watch mumu get hot last night. >> thank you. a special hour long edition of nbc nightly news is next. after this you will see next with kyle clark. so we'll see you again here at 9:00 and february clock.

tonight, it's crunch time. the whirlwind final hours for hillary clinton and donald trump. the campaign nearly over, the polls soon to open. both sides barn storming battlegrounds with rallies past midnight. and after a marathon campaign, it all comes down to this, the math who has the upper hand? also tonight, securing the election. intelligence sources tell nbc news, it's all hands on deck. an unprecedented plan, top secret facilities, security locations underground. and a massive show of force in new york city, where team clinton, team trump, and the eyes of the world will converge. we have it all covered. our team is in place. "nightly news" begins