this is 9news. happening now, the condemned castle rock home where explosives were found on halloween is at the beginning stages of getting cleaned up. 9news reporter victoria sanchez reports from the neighborhood. r 1/2 weeks ago. it will take professional decontamination before they are able to move back. the environmental testing company is doing an ainitial atempt -- an initial assessment this morning before they can remove the chemicals. the unknown chemicals in the home were found in glass beakers and jugs. firefighters said combined they could be deadly. when it comes to cleanup, hiring a company and paying for the work is the responsibility of the homeowner. only when that is completed and approved by the fire

able to move back. that cost could go as high as $10,000. since firefighters and cleanup crews don't know what the chemicals are, everything needs to be tested, logged, decontaminated and thrown away at a hazardous waste landfall. it could take one to four weeks until it's done. i did speak with neighbors who tell me they are glad something is finally happening. in castle rock, victoria sanchez, 9news. aurora police say that one person is dead and four people house fire this morning. it happened on east 7th avenue in aurora. the fire broke out at around 6:30 a.m. as of 9:00 a.m. the house was still too unsafe for firefighters to go inside. five people were inside the house when it started. firefighters have not said how they got out. neighbors say the smoke spread all the way to their homes. >> we walked out the house and we just started hearing explosions from this house and they were going like -- there

flames over the house. i live down the street down that way and there was like just so much smoke that you couldn't really even see nothing at all. it was like so much flames crawling up and there was people screaming. >> we have not gotten an update on the conditions of the four people who are still in the hospital. firefighters have also not released the cause of this fire yet. a car turns into a fireball after it hit a deer early this morning. look at this video, it happened on northbound i-25 east green ladd road -- greenland road exit south of larkspur. investigators have not told us whether anyone was injured. switching gears now and talking about your weather. it's just a gorgeous day out there. nice and sunny, 73 degrees, this is at larimer and broadway, about an hour -- about an hour and a half ago. now it's feeling like summer but going to start feeling like

possibly snow. danielle grant is in the back jordan with more on -- back yard with more on that. we have waited so long for you to say the word that it's even possible for snow. >> we are coming up on possibly the latest snowfall on record, that's november 21st. so we will cross our fingers that hopefully we can get a little bit tomorrow. i'm not anticipating a ton and again a complete contrast from where we are this afternoon. you can see it's been a dry one across the entire state. around denver 34 any precipitation and we do have red flag warnings in place today just because the heat and the gusty winds and, of course, the dry weather out there too. wind gusts around the front range foothills around 35 to 40 miles per hour. on hd doppler 9 right now it's relatively quiet but that storm system in the pacific northwest is slowly moving our way. we will be knocking on our back door by early tomorrow morning. wind gusts around the mid 20- mile-per-hour range, dumont as well as nederland 30s, in allen

here. the winds coming down to the metro area and warming us up quite a bit. longmont, 82 degrees the middle of november. 79 in boulder. sitting at 75 in denver and see that 78 out at dia? well, we already broke the record and i anticipate those temperatures continuing to climb. of course we are watching for high fire danger the rest of this afternoon and then it will be a complete 180 as some precipitation starts pushing into the state, winter finally arriving but who actually will see snowfall? tarhonda, i will let you know how much we will see in our back yard. >> i hope, i hope, i hope i get some in my back yard. that would be great. chances are not great but i like that you're talking about it. >> they are slim but that's okay. >> we can hope. danielle, thank you. >> uh-huh. switching now to politics, big goals for president elect donald trump's transition team. an economic advisor says they are trying to lay the groundwork for implementing an economic plan in the first 100 days so a former goldman sachs banker is considered to be the

treasury secretary. he told the team and reporters at the -- that the team is working on the plans and they could include what he says are the biggest tax changes since the ronald reagan administration. the plans may also include a new infrastructure bank to pay for improvements to roads and bridges. meanwhile senate republicans reelected kentucky's mitch mcconnell to be majority leader when the new congress convenes in january. that's when they will start working on trump's agenda. the colorado coalition rights the state capital right now. this rally is in response to the president elect's plans to deport two to 3 million undocumented immigrants. trump says he will focus on those who have committed crimes. demonstrators are calling on lawmakers at the city, state and national level to oppose any anti-immigration efforts. city crews will take their third crack at clearing out a homeless camp in denver today. this as the first couple of

who refused to leave. they are all at the corner of broadway and lawrence. a few months ago several members of the homeless community filed a lawsuit against the city. they say the sweeps are unconstitutional. we will let you know what happens today. did you know that 62% of americans get their news on social media? that's according to pew research. but there's plenty of fake news, though, on facebook. that begs the question just how dangerous are those fake news sites. headlines like these are just shocking as they isis oil king paid off hillary clinton to pope francis endorses trump. google announced it's taking steps to ban fake news stories from its site. facebook says they will continue to closely vet all prospective publishers. but some experts think having social media sites police fake news may be easier said than done. >> don't want to move down the

opinion versus what is sarcasm versus what is parity. >> now there are growing concerns that these fake stories may have had a real influence on voters. hillary clinton's campaign is lashing out against facebook. her chief digital strategist tells politico they blame facebook for enabling the spread of misinformation. now, twitter also says it removes misleading or deceptive content like fake news sts. insurance plan on the open market? if you're having trouble keeping the doctors you like, you're not alone. why there could be fewer options than ever next. first, though, just how much snow could stack up in the high country? danielle has got details of what we have all been waiting

welcome back, everyone. meteorologist danielle grant. you know today you might be in shorts, t-shirts, flip-flops, the middle of november. everything switches out jacket, keep it closeby because our temperatures from this afternoon to tomorrow afternoon dropping about 40 degrees. oh, yeah, it's going to be a big bite on the system. you can see the storm system already pushing in across the western slope and those darker clouds rolling into the grand valley, up in the high country they are crossing their fingers and toes to see a little bit more snowfall as things look a little dire out there at winter park. blue skies sitting over boulder, some gusty winds in the foothills helping to warm us up. those downsloping winds cranking up the dial, 82 in

in boulder, low 60s in nederland, idaho springs, evergreen close to 70 degrees. that's where we are sitting in kremmling with mid to upper 70s in fort morgan as well as akron and limon. out at the airport, mostly cloudy skies with the winds out of the south-southwest at 20 miles an hour. temperatures in the 9 back yard are in the low 70s. we have broken the record. that record at 77 last set back in 1941, so far 78 degrees i anticipate this number to continue to climb. 79, possibly even 80 degrees. by this afternoon we will soar into the lower 80s in lamar and springfield. 60s in the high country and out to the west as well. soak it in if you're a summer lover, today is your day because that big change-up arrives tomorrow. a little bit of light snowfall toward crested butte but i will zoom out on hd doppler 9 and you can see the storm system and the cold front pushing into idaho, wyoming, utah, nevada bringing them snowfall.

temperatures not cooling off all that much, in the mid-30s with those winds continuing. 40s for southeastern colorado and low 30s up in the high country. there's the storm system out in the inland mountain west. that finally rolls through by tomorrow, dragging the cold front along with it and, of course, the cooler temperatures too. futurecast not really showing all that much through this evening, just that cloud deck, sitting over the state. by tomorrow morning that drive into work or school, i don't think we will have any issues. the storm still sitting out to the west, producing a little mountains and then by 5:00, 6:00 that's when it finally hops over the i-25 corridor, potentially brings a little bit of snowfall along the i-76 area, a little bit of light rain showers across the eastern plains but you can see here in denver we just won't probably see all that much. we will have the clouds, we will have the cooler temperatures but the snowfall, we really won't have a ton of that. winter storm watches in place out to the west, areas above 8000 feet, five to 10 inches. so good news for our ski

and you know it's been so warm that everything is going to melt once it hits the ground. we stay in the 40s for the rest of this week and then pop into the mid to upper 50s, mid-60s on sunday with plenty of sunshine. we will be back right after

open enrollment still happening on colorado's health insurance marketplace but are you having a hard time finding coverage? is your doctor not included on the plan options you've been

today. you know, we got so much good feedback from our last interview with colorado insurance commissioner marguerite salazar that we decided to bring her back. thank you for being with us. we appreciate your expertise. >> you're welcome. thank you for having me back. >> great. we answered a lot of people's questions before and now we've got more questions which is great. it's like a conversation. to starting with the preferred provider option or ppos, a lot of people went searching for plans on the individual market and they are seeing or they are not seeing ppos. they are seeing hmos options. so what has happened with ppos on the individual market and what if a person doesn't have their doctor or their preferred provider as an option? what can they do? >> what we have done is we have asked insurance carriers to try to drive down costs. we have to make sure that people will be able to afford the plan that's out there for them that meets their needs and so what we see is that ppos are much more expensive. they are a broader network, you can use your ppo plan outside

and so in order to start covering those costs plans have said we are going to do away with those at least on the individual market. there is 1ppo -- one ppo plan on a catastrophic plan that is out there but by and large not going to see a lot of those anymore. >> can you do anything if your provider is not no longer included because you don't have the option of a ppo? what can people do? >> a lot of the plans actually kept the same networks so your doctor would still be available but it's just a different so people need to make sure when they are signing up to see that their doctor or their hospital is still part of that network. >> top two tips for people even if they are getting insurance through their employer, how do they find the best plan? >> make sure, even if it's through their employer that they understand if the plan has changed year to year and then with that, again, make sure that the medications you're using, the doctor you're using and the hospital, that is there to meet your healthcare needs. >> good. and when we are talking about

long do they have? what's the deadline? >> well, the deadline, if you want to be covered by january 1st, you have to have chosen and paid for your plan by december 15th. >> okay. >> and then the end of open enrollment, though, is december 31st. if you pay for it the last day, you won't be eligible for your plan until february 15th. >> so you will have to wait longer. i want to put up on the screen, you see right there, askdora.colora to that website, call the phone number. you can get the help. commissioner, thank you. we appreciate you.

earlier this year the ceo for the company that makes the epipen had to answer to allegations of price gouging and that's the beginning. 9 wants to know spent the past few months looking into rising drug prices. the problem is much bigger than just a few drugs. investigator chris venderveen

>> reform will come to order. >> reporter: no one needed an actual barbecue to consider this. >> we never intended this. >> reporter: a grilling. >> i feel like you're not giving me answers. >> reporter: heather bresch, ceo of mylan, maker of the now infamous epipen. >> you raised the price. what did you think was going to happen? >> reporter: yet what we found -- >> i'm it's unconscionable. >> reporter: suggests congress might want to fire up that grill a few more times. >> this is about $1800 worth of insulin. >> reporter: using the national average drug acquisition cost database, tegna investigations tracked 100 prescription drugs that are at least 70% more expensive now than they were in 2012. >> something needs to change. >> reporter: drugs like the one a denver middle school teacher takes for a disease. the neuromuscular condition can make it impossible to walk or

year-old drug named mastinov, it now costs 419% more than it did in 2012. >> putting individuals' lives at risk for the concern of making money. >> reporter: and it's not just obscure drugs for rare diseases. this is a person with type i diabetes. >> you're making decisions about your health. >> based on money. >> reporter: in four years his 100%. >> the ridiculous amounts of money that these companies are making off of 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 doxycycline, an antibiotic, and dox doxazosin used to treat

>> we spent more than anyone else in the world on healthcare. >> reporter: the u.s. spends close to $300 billion on prescription drugs, it's nearly $1000 for every american. >> underlying assumption here is that we have a healthcare system and we really don't. we have a wealth care system that's 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 price spikes directly. >> i see it every day. do i eat, do i get my attention taking our investigation national to states like south carolina. >> yes, it scares me to death. >> reporter: texas. >> they are putting a price tag on people's lives. >> reporter: and georgia. >> this is not fair at all. this is absolutely a disgrace. >> reporter: because as our investigation shows, those who fail to look beyond the epipen. >> how much profit did you make from the sale of epipen. >> reporter: fail to see any more than a 1% of the problem. for tegna investigations, this is chris venderveen.

check out 9news.com for more on the side effects investigations. the denver sheriff's department is expanding its team today. three new drug detection dogs are joining the department's k- 9 squad. two of them are malinois shepherd and one is a german shepherd. they are being taught to detect drugs and cell phones. deputies say they will place the dogs at denver jail to help with inmate security.

this is a pretty neat story. the denver police department is releasing its first ever police officer calendar today behind the badge. don't get the wrong idea. >> oh, okay. >> shirts are involved in this. so not like the firefighter calendar. this features both men and women from the department doing things they love. they are with the kids, they are coaching special olympics, fishing, mentoring. the purpose, they say, is to bridge the gap between

an hour ago. all proceeds go to the denver police foundation. you can go to 9news.com for more information. that's refreshing to see them out of their uniforms and enjoying life. >> absolutely. >> and having an impact. >> here in colorado. looking good. >> great. have a great day, and danielle, we will see you at 9news at 4:00.

bill o'reilly sounds off about megyn kelly's new book. >> his defense of fox news next on extra. bill o'reilly's first words about megyn kelly's e >> i'm not interested in making my network look bad at all. >> going off today about the book packed with accusations about roger ailes. >> he tried to kiss me three times. >> and the new president-elect. >> there's no question donald trump is thin skinned. gwen stefani. >> i was in a pile of tears and now i'm right here. this is crazy. >> incredible lost images of the future pop star, and meet gwen's