and i still can't disability or housing. >> there are 150 to 200 open shelter beds a night but it is more difficult for women. their goal was not to arrest people but to clean the sidewalks before cold weather arrives later this week. public works will be back tomorrow. the city is being sued by the homeless people over the no-camping ban and the cleanup march. after nearly 30 years in prison, a jury found clarence mocell not guilty of a rape he said he never committed all along. a du professor says the evidence was always there to prove his innocence. victoria sanchez spoke with the expert. >> i don't hold no grudge. the only thing is that i always wanted the truth to come out. >> reporter: this case wasn't about dna.

the 1980s. and police "accidentally" threw out the evidence years ago. the professor says the case came down to a simple blood test done in 1987. >> when i looked at the evidence in this case i approach today with an open mind. what i saw really, really shocked me. >> reporter: what was so shocking to daniel son was the blood test excluded clarence because he has type b blood. and the suspect was type or. >> the one -- type o. >> t they never entertained was that maybe the reason that b-type blood was not detected in the semen was that he was not the source of the semen! they never considered that as a possibility. >> reporter: 28 years ago, the prosecution argued that the victim who also has type o blood masked the rapist's blood and didn't consider the male attacker might also have type o blood. >> the evidence so clear. there

mr. moses elspaz to the crime. it took 30 dwreers find that mistake. >> reporter: without their help, this mistake might have lasted even longer. >> the colorado legislature passed a bill a few years ago that allows wrongfully convicted people to get $70,000 for each year they were held in prison. in this case, he will receive close to $2 million. a southwest airlines employee was shot and killed this afternoon. he was a well name fan to sooner fans. police have not found the shooter. officers are searching the airport, surrounding parking

the process. another warm day across the metro. just 1 degree shy of a record. many people are looking to the hill s.s. there is a chance we could finally see some rain or snow! i guess we're wondering when the cool-off begins! >> yes, we're gonna see that big change in your fas but we still have some kind of tricky weather to contend with for even your hump day. and here's what i'm talking about. the temperatures, they're really warm, about 25 degrees above our normal high. we got to 77 today, just 1 degree shy of tying that record high set in 1942. sunset tonight, 4:42. the winds today have been active close to the foothills, up to 30 miles per

have any red flag warnings issued. southern wyoming currently has a red flag warning in effect until 6:00 pm. through tonight, the winds are going to increase, ahead of a frontal system, a big storm headed to colorado for thursday. outside right now, if you have any outdoor plans, maybe you didn't get that exercise in early this morning, you want to do the walk this afternoon, you'll be a-okay! it's beautiful. what's mostly sun -- it's mosy and clear skies right now. elsewhere the temperatures look like this, upper 70s in parts of weld county and close to the foothill, temperatures in the 60s and 50s. for the rest of the evening, things are gonna be a-okay. skies will be clear, temperatures in the 60s, and around 7:00, we'll drop into the 50s. even our overnight loers above normal for this time of year with our temperatures around 45 degrees. skies will be partly cloudy and winds a little

windier in the foothills. we're anticipating this storm to head into colorado, it's gonna bring some big changes for us wednesday into thursday. right now radar and satellite is quiet across colorado, and even for our neighboring states, we don't have any rain, snow, and hardly any clouds! northwest, that disturbance right there, that's headed into our state! so coming up, we're gonna talk about one more warm and dry day. those wi tomorrow, and some indiana pacers am be under a red flag warning. and -- areas will be under a red flag warning warning. we're expecting some snow for the mountains. on the front range, a possibility of, that changes around here on thursday with stronger winds and is much colder temperatures. >> we'll take that moisture any way we can! >> people will goor want to set their clocks by it.

unanimous choice today, the house republicans to remain speaker as the president elect is making his moves to pick hez administration cab net -- pick his administration cabinet. >> reporter: mike pebs in new york heading the fight against isis, nato, and new trade deals. john bolton is said to be a candidate. >> i think trump will be a far stronger leader. >> reporter: touted last night by another candidate, rudy juliani. >> john would be a very good choice. >> is there anybody better? >> maybe me. >> reporter: the former new york mayor does not want the justice department. >> i won't be attorney general.

disarray. nancy pelosi's leadership challenged. >> we got our butts kicked. >> reporter: don't blame me said president obama. frightened voters wanted change. >> president elect trump tapped into that particular strain within the republican party and was able to broaden that enough and get enough votes. >> reporter: for capitol hill republicans today -- >> there you go. >> reporter: trump red hats other fashion. paul ryan who fretted for a year that not conservative touted quick action on the trump agenda. >> we're on the same page. i talk with donald trump virtually every single day. >> reporter: and a unanimous vote of house republicans. the city of aurora has been getting a lot of questions about president elect trump's plan to

from the country. those populations have steadily increased in the city. the police department has a nonenforcement policy on immigration. the department released a statement today saying in part "the simple answer is no." >> officers will not enforce or detain individuals based on their immigration status. "our policy is based on public safety. it is our goal to ensure aurora feel safe reporting emergencies and work closely with the apd." president obama is on his last foreign trip as president. and today he answered questions about the u.s. election. trump's win and the british vote to leave the eu reflects the need to "deal with people's fears." >> when you see donald trump and a bernie sanders, very

considerable success, then obviously there's something there that's being tapped into. a suspicion of globalization. a desire to rein in its excesses. a suspicion of elites and governing institutions that people feel may not be responsive to their immediate needs. and that sometimes gets identity or religious identity or cultural identity. and that can be a volatile mix. >> the president also said he isn't buying into the idea that trump's victory is a rejeb of his world videos. a majority of americans agree with him on international affairs. a professor at colorado mesa university in grand junction is suspended after reports from students that he may have been trying to sway

clinton. the newspaper reported professor stanton heister brought the campaign director of work in progress to speak to his class about leadership position positions. several students told the newspaper the professor had shown bias in more than one class. the grand junction daily sentinel reports the president tim foster put heister on suspension for two academic years. he will continue to teach classes count toward his tenure. the schedule's human resources department reviewed the student complaint and found he invited representatives to two of his business classes. in intying the work to progress group to speak, he violated colorado's fair campaign practices act, stating employees may only advocate for or against a candidate on personal time. five students are recovering after being stabbed at a high school in utah this

of salt lake city. students were getting ready for gym class when the 16-year-old suspect stabbed the boys and then stabbed himself. injuries range from fair to critical. the company contracted to build a dakota access pipeline is asking for permission from the federal court to lay pipe under a missouri river reservoir in north dakota. that would complete the project. yesterday the army corps of engineers called for more study and input from the standing sioux. the builder is asking the u.s. district court to confirm the company has the legal right to proceed. protests are going on across the country today including at university of denver. yesterday the north dakota state capitol was locked down because of protestors. when colorado nordic center has been able to get open despite all this warm weather.

the snow mountain ranch nordic center near grande is open for business, but maybe not the kind of business you would expect in november! that's where 9news mountain news reporter matt renew joins us now. and a lot of areas have been delayed this year! >> reporter: you bet! they wanted to open up here, not delay, on the 15th like they said they would. and they did open up on the 15th! there's no snow, and it was but the director put on his thinking cap and still figured out a way to get people onto the trails by rolling with the warm weather! >> reporter: at the snow mountain ranch in graend, director beal pierce has -- grande, director bill pierce has ski, jacket, and hats ready for opening day. >> it's officialing opening day. >> reporter: all he needs is snow. >> feels like september

pretty busy. this year? >> quieter. >> reporter: like a lot of other places around the country, november's warm, dry weather, even at 8750 -- so bill is spinning this warm weather into something he can use. >> you do what you can do. >> reporter: getting people on the trails by renti skis and bikes. >> we're renting fat bike, poles, and you can still get out on our trail >> reporter: is and a lot more trails to ride. normally you can bike 25 miles. right now, there are 62 miles! >> they're open and they're dry. [ laughter ] >> reporter: conditions that are a little different for this time of year. >> we try to have probably 40 to 60k open to thanksgiving. right now i'd be satisfied with 1-5k. >> reporter: he's hoping some snow later this week will soon get things rolling toward winter.

end of this week and next week. >> reporter: gonna be nice, a lot of people waiting for that. in the past two years, they've started grooming their trails. on the 4th and 5th of november. that's not gonna happen this year. but 200 inches of snow this nordic center can get in a year! maybe the 91st couple inches will start in the next few days. >> 200 and we have a ways to go. [ laughter ] >> talk about creative! make the most of what you got. >> reporter: you gotta make lemonade when you get lemons! and they're doing that here. [ laughter ] >> you're getting ready for ski season! i can tell! you're ready. [ laughter ] >> reporter: you bet! i'm on this fat bike, and i'm cruisin'' right now! i'm pumped! [ laughter ] >> thank you, sir

at him. [ laughter ] >> he's work right now. he's getting paid. [ laughter ] >> that's great. >> we love it. >> key him in shape. when the snow comes, we're gonna have him working like crazy! >> and he'll enjoy it. >> morning, noon, and night. all conditions. just over a week away, and millions of people are getting ready to travel for thanksgiving. >> and some drivers in colorado will get to test a new way of

if you're planning a thanksgiving trip, expect to be travelling with about 49 million people. be patient of the roads, air, and rail will be as crowded as they have been in nearly a decade. even with more expensive gas prices, the majority of travellers are expected to travel near 50 miles away from home, and the majority plan to drive. air travel is up 2%. ticket prices are up 21% from a year ago. >> i

off work. they're planning out their vacation maybe for the year. we see a lot of people make the trip home to visit family during this time. >> the average roundtrip fair for the holiday is $205. the top-5 destinations, las vegas, san francisco, san diego, orlando, and new york. if you're flying this holiday season on an airline, delta its baggage system, updating its luggage tracking system. it is expected to make it "highly unlikely" anyone will lose a bag again. [ laughter ] the > the information can be sent to your phone and you can track your bag's every move >> reporter: it's amazing to me that this time, the time i'm counting on them to dot job, they don't. it's very frustrating. >> i

change, to anything to do with this aircraft. >> nation wide, nearly two million bags were mishandled last year. happened to me! roughly 3.2 per every 1,000 passengers. delta thinks it can get it down to 1. [ laughter ] >> so if you're that one, you're still angry. [ laughter ] >> with nine days to go till best time to leave is the 20th at 6:00 am! the worst time to leave is wednesday afternoon! the day before thanksgiving. we knew that. the best day to return home after thanksgiving, friday. >> right. >> as much as you hate that idea. the worst day to return home is saturday. >> people want to be able to spend the whole week.

i canceled it last-second. don't want to deal with it. colorado will soon become one of the latest states in the nation to offer digital versions of driver's licenses. the dmv has been selecteded to participate in a 2-year test. the digital licenses would be displayed through a mobile app. a similar program is being tested in iowa. the program in colorado would not immediately do ath licenses. the primary benefit is convenience, of course. >> any time you need to present your driver's license or identification card, whether that be at airport or to law enforcement, it would be pretty handy to have that digitally available so you don't have to worry about forgetting it at home or losing it. >> some day i will never have to carry a wallet, and lose everything at once when i lose my cellphone. [ laughter ] >> detail

starts and who gets to participate. pretty cool. i'm all in. just don't lose your phone. >> there is always something to lose. or potentially drop in the washing machine, which i did. >> no! [ laughter ] >> then you lose your credit cards which are stored, your i.d.. contacts. >> yeah. >> i couldn't tell you my girlfriend's cellphone number. >> see! i still know those. >> do you? i need my phone. too dependent. it's a side effect of the healthcare industry, buthe problem is much bigger. >> and twitter thinks it has found a way to stop some of the

volunteers from pancreatic cancer action are taking your calls, answering questions about treatment, symptom, screenings,

cancer. this is your line to call. they'll be here until 5:30 tonight. the maker of epipens became a household name when the president of the company had to answer for price hikes. that's not the half of it though. 9 wants to know spent months looking at rising drug prices. the problem is much bigger than actual barbecue to consider this. >> we never intended this. >> i feel hike you're not giving me answers. >> reporter: heather bresh, maker of the now infamous epipen. you raised the price. what did you think was gonna happen? >> reporter: yet what we found suggests congress might want to fire up that grill a few more

insulin. >> reporter: investigations tracked 100 prescription drugs released 70% more expensive now than they were in 2012. >> something needs to change. >> reporter: drugs like the one a middle school teacher takes for miesthenia gravis. >> it's quite rare. there were can make it impossible to swallow. she takes a 57-year-old drug. than it did in 2012. >> we're putting individuals' lives at risk for the concern of making money >> reporter: it's not just obscure drugs for rare diseases. >> without insulin, i wouldn't be here >> reporter: mar shanklin is one of million was americans with type 1 diabetes. >> you're making decisions about your health sfloors based on money >> reporter: his insulin jumped

that these companies are making off prescriptions is insane. >> reporter: most of the drugs on our list aren't new. the fda approved 55 of the 100 at least 15 years ago. and 29 of the 100 are generics, common generics like antibiotics used by some cancer patients and treatment high blood pressure. >> we spend more than anybody else in the world on healthcare >> reporter: the u.s. spends prescription drug, nearly $1,000 for every american. >> the underlying assumption is that we have a healthcare system. we really don't. we have a welfare system built on the back of competing business interests that are trying to make money >> reporter: thanks to the increase in high deductible healthcare plans, more and more of us are seeing the spikes directly. >> do i eat or get my prescriptions? >> reporter: now we're paying attention, taking our investigation national to states

>> reporter: texas. >> they're putting a price tag on people's lives >> reporter: georgia. >> this is absolutely a disgrace. >> reporter: as our investigation shows, those who fail to look beyond the epipen -- >> how much profit did you make? >> reporter: fail to see any more than a mere 1% of the problem. >> tonight we'll take a much closer look at one category of drugs on our list. it's a drug that came that millions of americans take on a daily basis and in many ways more important in people's lives. people who lived through hurricane katrina are dealing with new challenges. researchers at tulane found the number of heart attacks trippeld after the hurricane, compared to two years before the hurricane in 2005.

likely to have coronary heart disease, diabetes, and high cholesterol. it does not prove katrina caused the rise in heart taeshgs but it's important to realize that disasters can impact the health of victims. after katrina, there was also an increase in people suffering from addiction and psychiatric problems. it is a way to control the twitter trolls. twitter is expanding its mute function so users will be able to mute key words, phrases in conversations they don't want to get spoilers for a tv show. count me in. twitter says it has been focusing attention on its "anything goes" reputation in regards to online harassment while still holding onto its commitment to free speech. >> kind of nice! wouldn't that? >> it's the tv spoilers that bother me because i'm always behind. [ laughter ] >> people get really upset about that. >> uh-huh. we are ready for some snow!

last night was the second chance for people to see this, the beautiful supermoon. there have been several this year. what make s this one different is that the smoon closer to earth than it's the moon is 14% bigger, 30% brighter to us on earth. pretty impressive. but it doesn't make a difference if you can't see the moon to begin with. these students in minneapolis are blind so their astronomy me teacher decided to bring the moon to them. she created this to show them what the moon looks like. >> it's a 3-dimensional

it makes it more usable and understandable for everybody. >> when someone is describing things to you, and you're expected to participate in a discussion of what's being soon, the most you can really do is just ask questions. you can't really come up with your own conject urs as easy. >> i -- that's wonderful. what a great idea. the students hope it can be made available at you would hope. >> very cool. love that. to get those craters and get a sense of what the moon is like -- >> they're all talking about the same thing. look at this. pretty nice! the sun is setting, warm again today. we could see some rain, or snow. eventually. [ laughter ] >> that is it.

>> that's the way we've been comforting each other. hold oenjoy the warm weather. you know the cold weather will get here sometime! and i'm not gonna make you wait any longer. i'm gonna do things a little backward, and let's look at the extend forecast first. today was a dry day. tomorrow is gonna be another dry day. and then you see that cool-down arriving on thursday. big-time cool-down. kind of a shock to the body. on thursday we'll have a high of 43 degrees with a chance f snow. and on friday, a quick-moving storm, our forecast is gonna dry occupant it's still gonna be chilliy, friday is the coldest day out of the week, 38 degrees, and making those weekend plans, we're probably gonna need that jacket, on saturday 49, on sunday, temperatures at 63 degrees. there's lots happening, so i'll walk you through that coming up in the full forecast.

at dia. we were just 1 degree shy of tying that record high of 78 degrees today. it's a pleasant afternoon, so anything you have to do outside, go ahead and do it, temperatures in the mountains in the 60s and 50s, clear skies, and out on the eastern plains, a few more clouds toward ray with temperatures in the 70s, a closer look, clear skies along i-25. temperatures in the 70s. temperatures, overnight lows are going to be above normal for this time of year. under clear skies, as our lows tonight are going to be around 45 degrees. skies will be partly cloudy. and the winds in the foothills have been pretty active during the day. they're not gonna let up overnight. through tomorrow they could even increase more. winds around the city, 10-20 miles per hour. and temperatures across the state will be in the 20s in some mountain valleys, 30s near leadville, 40s around the metro

downslope winds, the eastern plain, temperatures in the 40s, and 30s for our friends in northern colorado. wednesday, that will be our last dry day before the changes arrive, and is it's gonna be a warm one as well. our record high for wednesday is 77 degrees, set in 1941. way above where we should be on wednesday! soak it in, enjoy it. northern colo, for tomorrow, eastern plains upper 80s, 80s near pueblo. and in the high country, temperatures in the 60s and the 50s. with that scomarm windy weather anticipated for wednesday, we're going to see a fire danger increase. the red flag warning will be in effect for southern wyoming and also southern colorado and southeast colorado where the humidity will drop to 5% to 10% and gusts of 35 miles per hour. it's strange to be talking about a red flag

how dry it has been. most of the state is experiencing abnormally dry conditions. in the central part of colorado, we've got moderate drought conditions. when you hear snow or even rain, you gotta just -- enjoy that! and sub happy about it. here's your futurecast, through the rest of wednesday, the forecast is still gonna be dry. a few more clouds in the sky. let's talk about thursday. that's when we stoorlt see those winds inse in the high country, by that time it could be a bit difficult to drive along i-70 and into north western colorado. and stop the clock around lunchtime thursday, we'll already have a possibility of seeing some rain, and even some snow along the i-25 corridor, along i80 for our friends in southern wyoming, and in the mountains, icy snowpack conditions expected up there. a quick-moving storm, for the rest of thursday, the snow winds

for the afternoon compute f. you're in that area of the state or along the divide, that's where we could see some difficult weather. thursday evening, it all starts to wrap up, and we're left with some really cool temperatures. winter storm watch will be in effect wednesday evening through thursday evening. accumulations of 5-10 inches are possible in this area. and up to a foot possible in higher elevations! very good news for ski resorts. but if you're driving in that area, be ver how much snow could we see in the metro area? there's a possibility of seeing from 1-2 inches of snow. remember it has been really dry! so the chance of anything sticking really is very low. but we have to stay tuned. and all of our social media platforms, facebook, instagram, also on twitter, that's where we'll be updating and posting updates to the forecast. you live in colorado, you know that that snow forecast could change

actually headed and where the storm track will be. 9news.com is also an awesome resource for you to see how the forecast is developing. there's another look at that extended forecast. we're gonna take it out a little farther because we can see thanksgiving from here! it's nine days away. and it looks like after this storm moves out at the end of the week, our forecast for next week is looking mild, temperatures in the 60s and 50s. and as of now, that thursday forecast thanksgiving so stay tuned! christmas less than two months away. we're starting to see decorations go up. >> i've seen a lot. one former first lady is using this holiday to reflect and celebrate this

our affiliate in dallas got the chance to catch up with former first lady laura bush. she's getting ready for the christmas spectacular at the library and museum. the theme this year is a meriment and mcdonald -- merriment and melody. she and her husband learn have had donald trump's election like everybody else. >> conflicted, we take different sides in our elections, but once it's over, we're all americans. and george called president elect trump the next day and congratulated him

we wish both president elect trump and melania our very, very best. i know it was a huge disappointment for her, and is for everybody that supported her. but that's just a fact of life. and they know it. and that's the point of one of the really great things about our country, that we can vote. that we have the chance to vote, the right to vote. >> former first lady bush, always eloquent. had this is the museum. she says it gives people a chance to see what the white house looked like in 2004. in just over a week, the streets of new york will be filled with the sights and

thanksgiving day parade. >> today a sneak peek from the macy's studios, and some new floats that will debut during the spectacular. deck the halls is the theme, decorated with five giant trees, the carousel, the snowmen. more than 10,000 people are year. it's huge! >> quite the show. and the parade will air next thursday on thanksgiving at 9:00 am right here. >> it's always one float, right? >> yep. [ laughter ] >> i remember doing that as a kid. it was the highlight of being a kid. >> exactly. >> but we're not kids anymore. that's what we're talking about!

yesterday. science i'm a grown-up. >> uh-oh. >> and some of these are pretty much steve. i'm happy when i have nothing to do. [ laughter ] >> yes! yes! >> listen to you guys! you're grown-ups. [ laughter ] >> now that i can stay up late, as late as i want, i don't. >> we don't we just -- i'm going to bed early. >> don't you wish you had a naptime again? they do away with it in kindergarten and you never appreciate it! [ laughter ] >> for when i bought salt. [ laughter ] my sfrij still empty. >> i think just when you're tired. >> that's it for me. >> you're tired.

sleep anywhere! i slept everywhere! [ laughter ] >> on the floor, in a car, anywhere. now i can't sleep anywhere. >> and it's not cute. >> no, when you're drooling next to the guy on the bus or something. >> when you throw up as a kid, it's like aww. >> no no. [ laughter ] >> that was a lovely segment. [ laughter ] out of macy's, we were all feeling lovely, don't worry about that. thanks guys. [ laughter ] spreading hope at

son joshua. >> he made a t-shirt design a couple years ago. little did he know he would need that expression big-time when he needed heart surgery shortly after. then his baby brother would also need to be in the nicu at children's hospital. cheryl, joshua, and the entire family all returned to children's today to give t-shirts to all families. and today they came back to give them back to every patient who wanted one. they shared their story and encouraged others. >> >> that he wouldn't worry at all about what was going to happen, right? what was the best

>> in your room you have movie, and adjustable beds. [ laughter ] >> and chocolate milk shakes. [ laughter ] and it's so important, seeing joshua go back to children's and his message of bravery and telling them, those who are there, it's safe to conquer their fears. so important to hear from a kid their own age. >> good stuff. and they had a

it's been a beautiful day in denver. i know we need moisture. when it comes, i will be happy to take it. but i'm also enjoying the warm temperatures. >> it's so pleasant. at children's, you walked, you park yard car, the sun is shining. don't need a jacket. but we really need the snow. and folks, we're and we may get some snow by the end of the week. >> and the sunset is really pretty right now too. [ laughter ] >> that's

denver becomes the first city in the nation to allow people to use marijuana in some scomaurs restaurants. and before cooler air moves in, with it a chance of snow. >> a total picture that's really rare. >> they look like a cross n they were neither and lived in

>> reporter: after several hours, cleanup crews swept sidewalks and packed containers with things belonging to the homeless. >> we're not going nowhere! >> reporter: some refused to move on the corner. >> we're gonna try and stand here as long as we can to hold the cops off and stopping the people from coming in and taking all our stuff. >> reporter: the city and department of human services says they were there not to arrest the protect and clean the sidewalks, which are soaked with urine. >> we've seen some biohazards, we have some safety concerns. and really what we want is to connect people to safe and clean shelter spaces. >> you've seen my button that says sleep where. >> reporter: the city says there are as many as 200 places for the homeless to stay. still they're fighting back, filing a