. that storm was so welcome last night. today we've got snow sticking

still icy in spots. the sun is playing a huge role. >> i'm in a sweater and feels warm. >> if you lived in denver enough, if it's sunny, it feels different out here. that's going to melt seeing that over town and fort collins csu campus. it's 28 degrees there a lot of melting in the backyard. temperatures downtown denver 31, dia 29, 24 netherland. hasting over the city too. a bit of a temperature inversion is in place. that storm system is well past us. moving over the midwest. most of us here dry across colorado.

mostly sunny skies continue into this afternoon and this evening. tomorrow we'll see more of the same. for this afternoon, look at all that sunshine. we're climbing into the low 40s today. 39 by 2:00, 41 at 3:00. we'll drive back to 39 at 4:00 p.m. coming up, warmer temperatures are in store for the weekend. if there's any snow left over by the end of the day today, should be gone by the end of the weekend. next week, we're tracking another chance for more rain. doesn't look lik at least here. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. >> i like that looking forward to possibility of another storm. >> yes. >> thank you becky. >> you bet. >> yesterday's storm may be over. the person driving that subaru lost control and hit a cdot truck. it happen on westbound i-70 a mile from the lookout mountain

investors take a pause following huge moves since last week's presidential election. here's a live look at the new york stock exchange. health care and technology companies are taking the biggest losses. you see a big drop in the dow jones industrial. we'll keep our eyes on that. results of an ongoing study shows that people living within 10 miles of the plant may have experience including cancer. they may all have been linked to radiation exposure from 1952-1992. metro state university launched the online study in may. it drew 1700 responses over 17 months. there will be two public meetings to talk about the results of this study. first is stanley lake library at noon. second will be at superior town hall tonight at 6:00.

today. he offered retired army lieutenant general michael flinn the position of national security adviser. it's a critical post inside the white house. hiss a campaign loyalist. he'll be responsible helping ament with no national security experience navigate global crises. >> trump is also cia director, pompeo. he blasted hillary clinton over the benghazi attack and believes edward snowden is a traitor. his confirmation hearing could focus on his views using harsh interrogation techniques on detainees as well. one of the surprising appointments is secretary of

>> he doesn't have the temperament or personal qualities to be a great president. >> trump and romney are set to meet face to face this weekend. a source close to the president-elect says trump is considering romney for secretary of state. romney started mending fences with trump after the election. he called to congratulate trump on his victory. senator jeff sessions is up for attorney gen. plagued by racist comments he was accused of making while serving as u.s. attorney from alabama. he withdrew later from that post. he could be named attorney general. a lot of fake news stories surfaced during the election. a buzz feed analysis found that fake news performed better from real 19 news outlets combined.

looks the same when you see it on a facebook page or turn on your television. >> a man behind some of those fake headlines spoke with the washington post. 38-year-old paul horner took his stories and thinks they may have helped trump get elected. he said they were fabricated, not fact checked. he made about $10,000 a month on the fake stories. facebook and google have recently announcedhe to prohibit ad sales from sites pushing out fake news. for now, best to stick with credible sources. we're at 9 news here for you so -- people still have plenty to say. we figured we'd give them a platform. it's a special edition of next with kyle clark. there is one based on recurring segment called "let's just talk" trump supporters, hillary

voted for gary johnson and jill stein too. they'll join kyle tonight to have a civil conversation at 6:00. right here on channel 9. as becky ditchfield said, it's going to warm up for our weekend. just how warm will it get? her full forecast is coming up next at 11:00. whether you're short on space or not, a vertical garden can be awesome for your yard.

though it's chilly. today will be one of the colder days before we get to the weekend. we return to mild temperatures. take a live look outside where we've got haze sitting over downtown denver. that's thanks to temperature inversion going on. temperatures warmer in foothill locations than what we have in denver. take ever hill for example, 38 degrees. downtown denver, 31. 37 greeley, we've got a few 30s and 20s stretching through sunny skies. our current temperature 27. a little chilly. put on a jacket. you'll be fine. sunshine makes a huge difference. current wind gusts also, strong on the eastern plains. 30 miles per hour gusts through burlington. that's the back edge of the storm system adding out to the midwest. it's producing quite a bit of heavy snow in minnesota and now

minnesota, 6.2 other locations, 11.5 other places. isolated areas getting quite a lot of snow up to the north. the front side of this system is the cold front. may produce severe weather across the midwest. marginal risk for severe weather stretching indiana through illinois, southeast missouri and arkansas. large hail and damaging wind the biggest threats in those parts of the country today. our forecast is very different. going to see a lot of sunshine through the the afternoon. clear tonight and cold. tomorrow with sunshine, warming temperaturesle right back up to close to 50 degrees. highs today just 40 in the city. 42 greeley. 42 fort collins. eastern plains in the 30s and 40s. we'll reach 30s and 40s in mountain areas. here in town, 40, chilly and breezy. we're going to have sunny skies out there. that's going to make a huge difference. winds out of the west 5 to

it's going to be very chilly. with the melting that's going on today, give in and drop to 18 tonight. any sort of water still on the ground may still turn to ice for early in the morning if you're going to be out and about. be careful on roads. wind up with a high of 47 saturday. in the middle 60s sun. tuesday, another storm system moving in. rights now looks like rain

. are you so frustrated by health insurance in america. so are millions of others. people paying higher for prescriptions, deductibles higher than ever. many have moved employees to high deductible plans. patients take on more costs for prescription drugs. 9 wants to know investigators have spent hours looking at d high and what can be done about it. it may not be fair to blame only the drug company for the cost to fill your next prescription. >> 16 years ago kennedy was winning, and this country was spending. $2.7 billion for prescription ms. $15 for every american. nothing like what we spend now.

or $933 prescription drugs for every american man, woman, child. take inflation into consideration, and that represents more than 600% increase. because of a quiet revolution in health insurance, that increase is draining our wallets. it use to be most insurance a co pay. now it's all about deductibles, amount you must pay for insurance kicks in. in 2006, only 10% of people that received insurance from work had a deductible of $1,000 or more. now a majority do. some have deductibles of $3,000, $5,000, $10,000.

have deductibles pay more, sometimes a lot more. no wonder we're all paying more out of pocket. we're paying 87% more in 10 years, far out pacing the rate of inflation. consider all of that. and you consider why we're looking at closer look at price s many of which have been around at least a score or two. . >> zoophorus rating to see all those -- so frustrating to see all those numbers. sets us up to understand the price hikes. even though the investigation covers a lot of drugs, insulin stood out. check that out on our website. coming up on 9 news, a few

difference when it comes to conserving water in your home.

. welcome to "fix this" presented by home adviser. the free and easy way to find the best home pros. . >> do you have a shower head that is spraying in all different directions? it may be outdated, low pressure. boy do we h you. jason patton from ec plumbing in lakewood is here. you're going to show us how to install a new shower head. it's really easy? >> there's all kinds of varieties out there. this is different than most. gives you the hand held and head from the top. they're easy to install. >> have shower heads changed over time and easier to install yourself? >> they all install the same

this project here, just a couple simple tools. you'll need a crescent wrench, channel locks and can he have long tape. showers are the same the way they hook up. you take the handle off. unscrew this set this off out of your way. this is if you just had a regular shower head. this is where your shower head would be. you have the handle for it. unscrew right here. so this is your keflon tape. put it on clockwise. hold your finger on it. loop it around clockwise. just need to go around once,

break loose. then you take your new shower head and just thread it on. be careful not to get it too tight. it's better to have it little loose and tighten back up than have too tight and break the plastic. once you have that piece on, if you're going to a handled shower head, hand held o the hose, always make sure your washer is on the inside. there's a rubber washer that goes in there. always make sure they're in there. i need to screw this on. screw your hand held onto the end of the hose. you're ready to go. next step would be to test your

leaks. just turn it on. we're good to go with no leaks. >> all right so, this is what my shower head looked like before. this is what it looks like after. huge difference. if you like all this information, we posted on 9

. are you planning to travel over the holidays? choose your airline carefully. rewards experts say delta is the leader when it comes to promptness. 89% of flights arrive on time. second, avoid tuesdays. flying midweek usually means better fairs. it's the opposite when it comes to thanksgiving. tuesday will cost you more. finally, choose your security line carefully. don't be afraid to go up and ask that tsa agent which line is moving the fastest.

too. when in doubt, go left. most are right handed and tend to go to the line on the right hand side. at dia go to the left. always shorter. if you have not bought your airline tickets yet, here's a last minute when it comes to best times to leave. sunday the 20th and worst time is 23rd. best time to return friday the 25th. day after thanksgiving. worst, saturday. doing the same thing, sunday too. those could be tough days. hey, bring left overs with you on the plane friday. you're good to go. don't have to buy airport food. >> you know, dia has pretty nice restaurants. >> they do have good stuff. >> it's too expensive. that's the thing. i want to buy it all but can't. >> if you have a double stroller, sometimes they let you through the line for wheelchair

you to use that. >> it won't fit in the regular line. what am i supposed to do? >> as long as it's allowed, you're okay. she's a travel expert. sunny, cool, back to mild conditions for the weekend.

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