. it's 6:00 a.m. here's your tuesday morning top stories. a commerce city landfill could hold answers to what happened to charlene voit in july. a jury convictedhe of a 61-year-old man. investigators say derrick web and two other men went to grady's home last year, shot him and took his wallet and truck. a man that served 28 years for a crime he did not commit is free again. a jury found clarence moses not guilty of rape. he was freed in december after a jury overturned his case.

compensation, up to $2 million. the intersection of 11thand grant is open again this morning. it was closed most the night after a driver hit and killed a man walk ago cross the street. -- walking across the street. denver police are going to clear homeless camps and tents off city street this is morning. it's part of an ordnance that bans rudy giuliani is considered for secretary of state. print michigan mayor is looking at water crisis there. the declaration she signed last year was going to expire monday but the water isn't safe to drink. a pilot had to land on the interstate after running out of fuel monday. the plane didn't hit any cars, luckily no one was hurt. it was towed eventually to the

f. you've got anything to do outside before winter weather sets in, today and tomorrow might be your last chance. marty is in the backyard. snow on the horizon at last. >> so many great pictures came in to 9 news.com. i thought i'd share a few with you this morning. it's been phenomenal the way people have shared images with us here at 9 news. thanks a ton. remember when it starts we'd love to see that too. today, not much to show. a bit of sunshine here. temperatures mid to upper 70s for daytime highs. windy in and near the foothills. record high today 78. we did that in 1942. we'll be up close to those record levels. we're tracking your storm to the northwest. already in the northwest corner of wyoming, stretching through the northern rockies.

we're anticipating snow here thursday afternoon. lit start in the mountains and west thursday morning. not a huge snowstorm but a huge change from temperatures moving in from record levels down to low 40s. thank you marty. 6:03. sky 9 has taken off from the airport. they cruise up and above. 70 in colorado looking okay. speeds in the mid-50s. no accidents, no stalls. similar condition across cdot camera. south along county line road looks fantastic. 25 and arapahoe doing okay. prepare for delay once the heat of the morning rush starts to kick in. across the maps, plenty of green for you. furtherer east if driving to kansas, great start. needs in the 60s towards lineman. as we head throughout today, tuesday morning drive bright and sunny. to keep track of changing drive and everything else, download

sunrise this morning around 6:45. enter thanks a lot amelia. the warning came. now police will dismantle of homeless camp this morning. anything left behind will be taken. andrew is live. some critics say they're picking on people most in need. >> yeah the city's argument has been that these camps are unsafe. actually there's a paramedic crew on the other side something. these camps have been controversial. the city has been facing a lot of pushback. you can see people are lined up along park here. they haven't left this morning. the city is facing a lawsuit over sweeps. some homeless people say they've got a right to rest. human services will come with police and clear out the camp growing around the block. the city says there are homeless

everyone wants to live with. this is the third homeless sweep this year. police moved a camp here in march and further north in september. a lawyer in charge of the suit says the city says they're moving people along because they want the ball park neighborhood to look more business friendly. the mayor says they're about providing services to citizens homeless or not. >> it's not safe. we've found needles, occur, people defecating on the sidewalk in public space. this not healthy for individuals on the street, not healthy for citizens walking up and down the street. >> it's getting people services when you take their property, the only things they own in the world and destroy that without due process. when you sweep them out of sight out of mind. that's what the city wants, the people to go away. >> people who have been living down here don't know exactly

people out. they say they don't know when they'll come. the former new york city mayor is part of president-elect's inner circle. he made it clear he would like to have that job. so is u.s. former ambassador. trump is considering the finance chair for treasury secretary and conservative radio ingram could become trump's new press secretary. civil rites groups are not happy about the pick for top adviser. steve bannon is trump's steve strategist. he's the former president of bright bart news favor of extremists and white nationalists. the naacp is among those that criticize had the move saying bannon's appointment will not unify the country.

takes office. others defended the situation saying steve bannon is not antisemitic or antiwoman. people will be able to legally use marijuana in businesses in colorado. voters were split on this one. it was so close they couldn't call it for a week. >> they were actually counting the vote till lateas around 17,000 votes. very close. what this does is creates a four year pilot program where businesses in the city can apply for a permit to let customers use marijuana. this is getting interest from restaurants and bars. the colorado restaurant association strongly opposed it over concerns it would promote illegal use like stone driving. some people don't want to deal with the odor.

will be mixed. city council has to navigate a few concerns. it has 60 days to write up the rules. we spoke to restaurants about this when advocates were pushing for it last year. they told us while they're considering getting a permit. >> you never see problems with people who are high from marijuana. you do see problems from people who are high from alcohol. >> one thing people have asked us about is who's going are these businesses going to sell edibles on the side? it's illegal to smoke pot in the same place you buy it. dispensaries won't get permits for social use. this will be a byop situation. it is very warm this morning. the reason chinook wind going on in and around the foothills.

west side of boulder. gusty wind up to the continental divide. that pushed temperatures into the 50s and 60s in some locations. look at longmont. 63, 38 greeley. that's what the wind will do for you warming you up in long mont. move to mid-60s by noon. late this afternoon, windy conditions if you're working outside. upper 70s today. it's like early september out there >>ea wow. >> incredible. he was one of the main subjects of one of the most popular documentaries in recent history. >> the exposure on netflix, "making a murderer" could get him out of prison. >> if you're here you're looking for us or lost. >> a nod to american frontier nestled between signs of

. warm and windy today. that's the bottom line for most of us here especially the front range to the west. tonight we'll see gusty winds over the plains. fire dangers high in several areas of central and south eastern colorado. storm system continues to churn its way to the pacific northwest gets to western colorado

partly cloudy conditions today, extremely warm. upper 70s in a lot of location. record high 78. right there during the day today. gusty winds in and near the foothills. dry across colorado today. see the highlighted areas in rid. that's the strongest wind early this morning. again this afternoon and tonight we'll also see the wind pick up over the eastern plains tonight out of the south at times over 30 miles per hour. 70s over the p areas. we'll be in the 60s for the west. for us today, 77. very windy in the foothills and western suburbs of metro denver. tonight we keep the wind up. it will shift more and come out of the southwest more. that keeps us fairly warm. mid-40s for overnight lows. tomorrow again close to the record high. tomorrow's record 77. the high temperature you see there on thursday is thursday morning. it's way colder than that in the

an inch or two of afternoon snow in the area. i'll give you a detailed forecast on that in five minutes. at 6:14, sky 9 over i-25 near 104th. northbound crash blocking the right shoulder of the drive. several police officers and flashing lights are what slows us in the darkness. no lanes blocked. southbounder could be affected as well. we come out to ground level view on cdot cam. this is the same p southbounders slightly delayed. dropping 50s to mid-40s so far. southbound delays aren't too bad. 225 clear. c470 less than a 15 minute drive that stretch across aurora is looking great. speeds between 60 and 70 miles per hour. across the map, no major crashes to look out more. downtown clear. c470 also looks awesome. >> terrific. thank you. it's 6:14 now.

hidden gem series is taste of colorado history. not the rattlesnake and rocky mountain oysters on the menu. it was founded by a cowboy hunter and founder of buffalo scouts. it looks like it did when he ran the place, even as everything around it changes. >> we're truly part of denver's history. >> it's a new time for one of denver's oldest once hidden treasures. >> i use to say if you're here you'oo >> bill knows the national historic landmark surrounded by the future. >> we have a new development. >> the buck horn exchange takes you days to gunslingers, gold miners, wild animals of the wild west. >> over 500 pieces of taxdermi.

what we have as a history of denver. >> it's unique and even occasionally bizarre history. >> it's petrified elk. they use to use it behind the bar as a club so that if someone was using foul language or acting inappropriate, you whack their hands with it. >> the exchange was a brewery back when it was a place for roosevelt when trying to win the presidential election. >> they parked his front. >> displayed over the hand carved bar in 1857, colorado liquor license number one. dining tables are 168-year-old poker tables. walls around them display six generations of history. >> buster crab, john f. kennedy fishing license. he tipped a busker $5.00 to give

others south out this hand and treasures. >> so much history. >> that number one liquor license was 41 years after the bar opened. they didn't have to get liquor license before prohibition. it was buffalo bill's favorite place. he was in terrible health because he went to the bar too much. he wanted to still go to the bar, so he would promise her, i'll only have one so the owner shorety would make a bourbon and apple cider in a court jar. he'd go home and say i just had one drink. you can visit this at 10th and see mile high in the distance. >> tons of stories in that place. >> and lots of petrified things. >> there's more we didn't talk about. >> unusual history. >> stop swearing. >> love that.

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of his dads hot car. a jury said justin harris murdered his 22-month-old son cooper. he told police he forgot to drop cooper off at daycare and didn't realize he was strapped in the car seat seven hours while he was at work. prosecutors argued he killed the little boy on purpose to escape family responsibilities. it's a decision "making a murderer" since it debuted on netflix a wisconsin judge is ordering his release. he confessed to helping his uncle stephen avery kill a photographer in 2005. his taped confession was a subject of a lot of scrutiny. a judge took a fresh look at it this summer after the case aired on "making a murderer ." the judge decided he was forced

mental deficiencies. a veteran records the moment a manager at a dallas chili's on veterans day. he took away hisea >> i served. i respect those that went out and fought a war. for anyone to come here, whether a veteran or customer, to have a manager assault them is unacceptable. >> people are now protesting that restaurant. the manager is on leave and chili's president called parker personally to apologize. >> wonder what that was all about? that is bizarre. 6:22 now.

aisle, want oreos but also want candy. both. >> what do you do? >> i tell you what i'd do. >> you don't settle for choosing just one. >> there's a fabulous new creation that can help you out. first, let's check the weather and traffic. >> that's perfect. you'll never want for anything again, will you? >> we won't be wanting for snow hopefully. if we can keep the storm track on track, warm here today and tomorrow. right now forecast to set up in ut afternoon. that gives us a nice opportunity for snow. the snow starts in the mountains thursday morning. peaks 2-6 inches of snow. that will be true in the front range as well. valleys 1-3. here in the plain, 1-2-inch snow thursday afternoon. it will be dramatically different with colder air pouring in. because it's been so warm, a lot of highways going to melt this snow on contact. >> thank you marty.

north and southbound traffic similar delays as you press through 104th. expect extra 2-3. outside of that, calm, quiet, clear. we'll talk about side street

. all right. you're no longer going to have to choose between candy and oreo cookies. get in the aisle like what do i do? >> i want both, right? >> in collaboration with the european chocolate company, oreo is announcing two candy bars. oreo big crunch is in stores now and chocolate candy bar hits stores in january. similar products are offered overseas but now finally our turn. yes, we realize there's such a chocolate bar. this has actual or owes in it. >> no real thick. >> can't separate and eat the middle that's the only difference. >> that's true. >> you can still dip it in milk. barbie is adding a new doll. ashley graham is getting a new doll. she joins a list with boundary breaking women with their own

it's an important message for girls, more important all the time, body norm for young girls. matel will eventually mass produce them. expect that to happen. some dogs learning new tricks in georgia. they could revolutionize how we

. police searching a landfill for clues in the disappearance of a local woman. how did they narrow down to this area? we'll let you know coming up. i did say it's really important to try to send signals of unity. >> in his first news conference since meeting with the advice he offered up to the man who will replace him. dogs have evolved to have part of the brain dedicated to understanding human language. >> break throughs and adaptation in technology, and you could soon talk to dogs. the ways it could one day help save lives too. good morning. thanks for joining us. gary, corey, cheryl with you.

tomorrow. cold weather is coming. >> thursday morning cooler, thursday afternoon some snow here for the front range. warm, dry day for you. right now we have a wide variety of temperatures. 20s, 3040, 50, 60s in eastern colorado. cooler air in river valleys. warmer readings at base of the foothills. gusty chinook winds. 28 greeley to 62 in long that's the effect of the down slope wind coming at us. that's going to keep things mild this morning. averaging 40s and 50s for most of us. all of us breaking above 60 by 10:00 a.m. we are headed to upper 70s today. warm day for you. it will be windy especially in the western suburbs up through laugh yet, lewisville, boulder, long mont and west side of loveland and fort collins. record high today currently

breath of that reading later today. 6:32 and our view outside. starting to get more light and traffic volume out there as well. sky 9 is over i-25 and i-70 where right in the gore point we have a fire truck as well as other vehicles involved in a crash here. you make your way through the northbound stretch transitions to i-70 so far the backups haven't tacked on too much addna you know about including the issue up to the north and along i-25. southbound crash 104th northbound. delays because of flashing lights evidence. it's a five minute additional wait there. 76 eastbound stall near 74th avenue. for the most part, south and westbound stretch gets sluggish heading to commerce city. here's the live view across 25

speeds in the 40s. >> amelia, thank you much for that. four months, charlene's family has waited for answers. now police in littleton hope that some clues might be hid machine a landfill. the 36-year-old woman was -- hidden in a landfill. the 36-year-old woman went missing missing in july. police will be searching >> reporter: yes, they l. -- they l. littleton police say this is unsettled but they owe it to her family to do as much as they can in this case to seek justice and closure. what are they thinking they may find in this landfill? could be includes in her disappearance and police say sit possible they may find her remains here. charlene disappeared in july of this year.

abandoned. couple months after that, we heard news her boyfriend jeffrey byer had been arrested not in connection with this case. it was in connection with a sexual assault case. in september, prosecutors dropped charges saying they did so because they would have had to turn over evidence to defense attorneys in that case that could be connected to this case jeffrey has not been named a suspect or person of interest in this case. 9 wants to know did investigate and found o for her life, filed a restraining order saying she feared for her life after he assaulted her in 2012. have police connected it to this case? that's not something they're saying yet. they're not saying if they have a person of interest or they came to this landfill. they say it's natural progression of the

9 pick -- picked out the area. >> landfills are systematic on where garbage is dumped on different days. they keep that information. by using that information, we can isolate an area of the landfill where if things we are interested in finding are here, we're confident they'll be in that location. >> investigators say they could be here for months. it's not just littleton police. authorities with jefferson county, also involve are out here. they could be here in snow even for five months. they're urging with information in this case to call littleton police. >> thank you. today marks one year since colorado state trooper was hit and killed by a drunk driver while helping another officer directing traffic near castle rock. eric henderson hit her and took off. he pleaded guilty in june and sentenced to eight years in

henderson and bar serving him that night. the lawsuit claims the bar served him even though he was visibly drunk which is illegal in colorado. can have 37. after 21 years in prison and retrial moses elle was released from prison. anhe crime. moses had long maintained innocence but recently denver da opted for a retrial. moses elle and his lawyers hope to keep wrongful convictions in the future from happening. >> we look forward to constructive dialogue with the new district attorney to make sure what happens to mr. moses never happens to anyone else. >> any plans to sue the district attorney's office?

few years ago that allows wrong convicted people to get damages for $7,000 for every year they were in prison. that's up to $2 million in this case. a state of emergency in flint michigan has been extended. the city's water is unsafe to drink without a filter now. the mayor says the ongoing water crisis is a civil rights and public health es city. president-elect trump assembles white house staff. speculation is flying around about who else might be on team trump. multiple reports say giuliani is top contender for secretary of state. former u.n. ambassador john bolt and bob corker, senate of chairman license committee are

long for head of defense department, highly regarded in defense circles. some say radio host laura ingram could be a top contender and trump's campaign finance chair may be up for position. megan kelly and trump had a public feud during his run for the presidency. he called her a bimbo, she is giving incite today in an exclusive interview today. she thinks he was agitated before the first gop debate, not because he learned she was going to confront him about comments about women but because he thought she was going to ask about his first wife's claim that he raped her.

calls year of trump. their first clash of debate and war of words after. she had done a daily beast art 8:00 that said ivana trump sworn into divorce testimony donald trump raped her. it was accusation she later retracted. she said after the segment, she got an angry call from trump. that's what she thinks prompted the hostility towards her. she and trump are in place now. for the first time since the election, president obama talked about the man that will take over after he leaves office. he and trump have discussed protests that have followed the vote. >> i said it's important to reach out to minority groups or women. >> president obama said the

he said he'll serve himself with good people and have a good sense of direction. go to a movie and in return a local family gets a thanksgiving meal. sounds like a good way to help out. colleen, a special movie premiere tonight will help those in media it will help thousands in need. the premiere of a documentary will help raise money for the thanksgiving basket give away. they feed 35,000 every year. e foundation give away is this saturday. they still need donations and volunteers. they're hoping to continue randolph's legacy. donations will be accepted at

a lot of people looking to help out this holiday season. 6:00 p.m. at the expo event center in denver. great way to show support for families in need. for us today, quite warm temperatures here this week before thanksgiving. already into the 60s in a lot of places. mid-morning, upper 70s in the afternoon. if planning after school and work, afternoon. in the early evening, it will be quite nice with upper 60s even after the sun goes down and staying 50s through 8:00. the average high is 53 degrees. >> that is insane. we are so warm. you can feel it when you step outside. >> yes. >> thank you. rescue crews in new zealand

need of help. >> scott, get help.

. they're looking for members known as true religion. aier man news agency says the group is known for passing out qurans around the country. they're known to help recruit fighters for isis. according to the international criminal court chief prosecutor, armed forces and the cia 27 detainees to torture. the report says cia operatives may have put them through cruel treatments, what it calls outrage on dignity and rape. the earthquake hit new zealand monday. two people were killed. they're focused on getting to 1,000 tourists and hundreds stuck in a coastal town.

by the way, three new zealand cows who caught the world's tension have been rescued. two cows and calf were safe after farmers dug a track to the cows and got them safe. there's 4.7 million population. >> so many viewer pictures of the super night. thanks to kay peters for sharing that. wish i could show them all morning. we want to talk about the storm system headed our way. warm air ahead of it today and tomorrow. thursday in the afternoon, wrap cooler air around here bringing snow to the state. for mountain areas and front range foothills, 2-6-inch snow. here on the plains, little less. in the mountain valleys,

thursday afternoon. these numbers may change as the storm track wobbles. we'll keep you upto date next two days. sky 9 over 25 and yale. we have two lanes blocked. just north of hampton, two right lanes of traffic getting by. we take a ground level view of our mas. we'll show you backups are growing quickly. they're not only affecting 25 but 225 21 minutes northbound drive time. teens coming from parker road. 1048th another crash as well as near 74th. amelia, thank you. a new technology is adding super hero to the list. there's technology giving dogs a voice. jay watson in atlanta explains

>> a stream of frisbees and snacks sums up many dog's life. not this dog. >> this is sky. he's my border collie and chief test pilot for most our technologies. >> we have a blue tooth that connects to your phone. >> the relationship between working dogs and owners is being taken to a new level. >> sky, get help. >> my owner attention. please follow me. >> good. >> melanie jackson, head of the lab, says we underestimate our pets. >> jackson's border collie sky understands as much human language as a 4-year-old child. >> they have what we have to understand language. it's to understand human language. so that is fascinating. dogs have evolved to have a part

understanding human language. >> sky is testing technology created by jackson and her team. that will allow companion or service dogs to help owners in life changing or saving ways. if the owner has a seizure or hurt. >> what if that dog could reach around, touch a button on his vest that would call 911 with your gps he talks. >> bomb sniffing dogs will let authorities know if what they found is stable or dangerous. a deaf person will know if baby is crying or someone is at the door. >> that message would go to my cell phone or head mounted display. >> what's this? >> that is the ball. >> man's best friend. >> good boy. >> life changing skills for

new tricks is silly. he's 8 years old and learns new things every day. >> that's awesome. >> when you think about a 4-year-old getting ready for preschool, you realize what kind of comprehension we're talking about. >> wouldn't it be cool if they could talk about stuff they're thinking about all the time. >> you always wonder. >> like where's the food? where's the food? did you drop crumbs? >> where are my left overs? >> they always >> see. >> all right. we know the snow is finally

. this is going to be the case late this fall today and tomorrow. we continue to see a shift of big high pressure area we've been talking about. continues to move south. it will allow a tomorrow to move into the state on thursday. today it's all about wind. partly cloudy conditions, very warm readings. mid to upper 70s up and dow gusty winds in the foothills. 60s to near 70 there. stay dry throughout colorado today. few high clouds drift to the west, late this evening generally after sunset tonight. strongest winds over the front range mountains stretching to southern wyoming. northwest part of the state, along and south today. dry day in the mountains. 60s, 70s to almost 80 here

77 windy with occasional gusts up to 25 miles per hour in town in the foothills. closer to 45 miles per hour. wind stays up. that keeps temperatures in the mid-40s tonight. close to a record again tomorrow. i've got it just a degrees shy of our record high. the 43 you see on thursday is the morning's high. we're going to get colder than that in the afternoon with a couple inches of snow in the afternoon. anything that falls on pavement is going to melt. i think the pavement iso start warming up for this weekend. sky 9 is now over c470 around santa fe. they're headed towards a crash reported at broadway along the c470 split. let's go to our maps and how this could impact your drive from the west. views along 25 are crowded as you make your way toward hampton. c470 will see slow downs because

likely at this point in your morning drive. cross the central portion of 25, got the northbound crash near yale. slow downs lead us with a 33 minute wait from c470 and c225 sluggish because of that problem. up to the north, southbound 25, northbound delays near 104th. both directions sluggish. that's the worst of the three. we'll track over on 20 sounds good. thank you. here's a look at top stories we authorities will continue to go through the tower landfill looking for clues in the disappearance of charlie voight. her boyfriend was originally arrested in a separate case on assault. those charges were dropped after prosecutors said they would have to reveal evidence from this case in order to tie it to sexual assault. he has not been named person of interest in this case.

search this landfill today. 9 news uncovered reports saying she feared for her life after her boyfriend assaulted her. we'll continue to monitor this story and bring you the latest on channel 20. thank you very much. the jury convicted the last of three men charged in the murder of a 60-year-old man. derrick web and two other men went to grady's home in may of last year, shot him and took his wallet and truck. a man t for a crime he did not commit is free again. a judge found clarence elle not guilty in his retrial. rudy giuliani has strong chance of becoming next secretary of state. he is part of donald trump's inner circle. he's made it clear he's interested in the job.

laura ingram could become trump's press deck -- press secretary. steve bannon is trump's steve strategist now, favorite of extremist and white nationalists. naacp is among those criticizing the move saying his appointment will not unify the country. others defended the saying he's not antisemitic, racist or antiwomen. you can now smoke pot in public places. at first the race was too close to call. now it's officially passed. there are restrictions besides the permit. people can only smoke outdoors. inside you can vape or eat marijuana edibles.

downtown. police will come in and move the homeless out. many have shopping carts full of clothes, bicycles without wheels. they're trying to get them out before police come in. they say they have a right to rest and these are legal seizures of city property by police. the city says it's dangerous. they've found used needles and human wastes out here. very warm across the area. near record 77 degrees. close to that warm again tomorrow. we are anticipating a little bit of snow thursday afternoon. going to be a dramatic shift from what we've seen around here over the last several weeks. looking ahead to thanksgiving already. looks like travel weather ahead of thanksgiving is going to be okay. >> that's good. >> all good. yep. baby sitting goes high-tech if you're overdue for a date night.

leave kids at home. >> i'm on hit. >> heading over to channel 20 we'll see good morning. new world order? inside the fierce battle to be in the trump inner circle. is rudy giuliani the next secretary of state? laura ingraham, the next white house press secretary? and what about the backlash against top advisor steve bannon who one conservative is now president obama side-stepping the issue. >> it will be up to him to set up a team that he thinks will serve him well and reflect his policies. >> who is in and who is out? we'll ask top trump advisor kellyanne conway. excellent target. isis puts out the call for followers to attack next week's thanksgiving day parade in new york in its propaganda magazine. terror officials saying there is no specific threat and