the cu buffs haven't looked this good in 15 years and the cu rams celebrated the long time ending of their long time home. >> and we are expecting a travel. >> and prescriptions that can save your life or ease an illness can also make you bloat. you have heard about all the side effects but how about the side effects of their costs. >> and an annual condition in castle rock has an updated safety measure thanks to cool new technology. >> and a look at the high country right now. we can see a little show off on the sides but the roads are moving along just fine on this sunday morning.

body inside in the 900 block of alison street. the driver was shot to death. no word if any suspects are in custody or what motivated the shooting. nobody in the area is in danger. it is a win for us today. we had temperatures in the 30s for the past few days. yesterday mid 40s. today our highs will be in the 60s. >> so, climbing back up. >> yes. today in the sky we will have more clouds also. yesterday. we had blue skies yesterday and today we will have more clouds and the temperatures will be in the 60s. the view outside the city right now is gorgeous. i will show you to you coming up in a few but right now let's take a look at the temperature difference from 24 hours ago. yes, you can say it feels different. we are 34 degrees warmer than yesterday around this time. our high today 61 degrees. it will be a dry day even if you see the clouds around town. in the high country the winds

hour. also, you will see spotty showers. the temperatures right now are in the 50s in some spots near broomfield and northern colorado. 30s and 20s for our friends in greeley and 40s in the foothills. in part the reason we have warmer temperature this is morning is because winds near the foothills are gusty this morning. the highs will be low to mid 60s along i-25. cooler in northern colorado in the 50s and cooler in the foothills. here is a view of the . downtown. earlier when we were seeing the sunrise it looks beautiful. i will share the sunrise pictures coming up. top showing light snow -- doppler hd showing light snow moving into the southwestern part of the state. and a storm is headed our way. it will drop our temperatures and bring possibly a foot of snowfall into the high country. details coming up. >> thank you, we will check in with you later. if you are one of those college football fans that

success, think again. they beat washington state 31- 24 in saturday's game at folsom field. it is the first time they played there in more than a decade and they will play for the back 12 championship on december 2nd. if they win the pac-12 championship, they will go on and the rise is so real, mexico last night. >> they now have a shot of qualifying for a bowl game for the fourth straight year after an embarrassing effort against air force last week. 30,000 fans packed into hughes stadium, the last game there after a 60 year run. more highlights later in sports. good news for the holiday

up. >> good morning. this thanksgiving the roads and air will be as crowded as they have been in nearly a decade. nearly 49 million americans will be traveling nearly 50- miles away from home. the majority of those individuals say they plan to drive. air travel is up, as well. 1.6%. picking up a lot more, 21% more than a year ago. the average airfare is $225. the top five thanksgiving destinations are orlando and new york. and if you plan to fly in and out of dia, it is always good to check ahead at flydenver.com. in the information center, 9news. president-elect donald trump will be meeting with more cabinet picks. on saturday trump met with mitt romney. the two did not get along during the campaign.

for secretary of state. he also met with leaders like educator michelle rei. it is a cries for so many families, the -- crisis for so many families, the cost of live-saving drugs. >> yes. and it was a little hectic out there this week with driving in the snow, the first of the season. here is more with the 9news report. >> the ridiculous amounts of money that these companies are making off of es insane. >> outrageous, very complex and a problem that is not going away. the rising cost of prescription drugs. we have a huge response to our side effects investigation with 9 wants to know investigation. thank you for shining a spotlight on this telegraph citi that is affecting so -- travesty affecting so many americans. so many of you shared personal stories. from last year to this my wife's insulin prices increased

so much gouging happening for live-saving, preserving medicine repeatedly. >> i live an idealic life up here. not in the eyes of most. >> life off the grid. a man in park county live in a hole in a six acre parcel he owns. there have been complaints to the county about the trash on his land. he is also violating the county camping ban. he call this is place heaven. many of you may think differently. it is his land. he has he can do as he pleases on it. he had it long before the government passed a no camping law. a different view, living the way you want on your own land is fine. but being a part of the social contract, you know, a member of society, has certain requirements. the. >> last week i was thinking this is getting kind of strange. we have 70 and 80-degree weather. i was waiting for the other shoe to drop and here it is. >> finally, the first snow of

dismay. the later because of the roads. one comment, my theory is every winter the first snowfall produces these pile ups and after the crash the drivers all say oh, that is right. now i remember how this works. on the upside, dogs loved it and we loved the gorgeous photos you shared with us. snow is beautiful when it is short and sweet. thank you for your comments and remember, 9 listens. >> in one of our meetings got into a 15 minute discussion on what you should or should not do with windshield wipers. never bad to remind people. >> exactly. we welcome your comments on 9news.com and on facebook. >> we look forward to hearing from you each and every week. new technology is helping firefighters save lives. >> in castle rock they used it to keep a close eye on fireworks lighting up the skies. the annual tradition was the lighting of is star and a firefighter show.

infrared camera working. the device is being used by more firefighters because it can help detect danger by using a hot ember detection. >> you can see where the rocks over there are still a little warm from the day. there isn't a week that goes by that we are not actually flying some kind of mission to document something. >> the drone was used to make sure embers from fireworks don't reach the crowd. they will do the show each saturday through the holiday season. we hope you can enjoy another storm is about to roll through. >> we will check in with meteorologist belen de leon with more snow in the forecast,

welcome back, everyone. it is sunday morning. belen de leon, what are we seeing today? >> highs will be in the low 60s, warmer than where we were yesterday. more clouds in the sky today. it makes for a pretty sunrise. thank you for sending in your pictures. look at this one from a viewer on twitter. beautiful colors in the sky. we lost some of that color now and we are left with the clouds. in southwestern colorado we have currently light snow falling in that part of the state. during the day if you are spending time in the mountain, expect spotty showers, but

gunnison. 52 in denver, in part because we have stronger winds blowing close to the foothills. with temperatures are in the 20s in northern colorado and northeast colorado right now. fast forward to this afternoon, 50s for fort collins and greeley, denver 61. in the mountains temperatures in the 50s and 60s. as we take you throughout the day the temperatures by midday will be in the mid to upper 50s. and then we will top out in the low 60s this afternoon. i no he we will have lots of clouds -- i know we will have but this evening into early this evening we will have a break from the clouds. this evening the clouds increase into tomorrow morning. let me show you. here is a look at future-cast. 11:00 we still have clouds around town. spotty showers in the mountains. there is break happening around 8:30. tonight we have the clouds increasing through tomorrow morning. but in the high country is really where we have the big business going on. rain and snow becomes scattered tomorrow.

rest of monday and tuesday. so, that is when we are expecting the conditions on the roads to be pretty tough, especially in our central and southern mountains where there will be winter storm warnings, winter storm watches and winter weather advisories in affect through tuesday afternoon. we could see accumulations of up to a foot in some parts of the high country. here in the front range the chances for rain will increase tomorrow afternoon. then it turns colder on tuesday. tuesday morn could see rain mixed in be snow. 35 will be the overnight low tonight. skies turn mostly cloudy. temperatures across the state will look like this. and then tomorrow it is not going to be as warm as what it was today. 55 will be the high. clouds increase, a chance for rain in the afternoon and evening. tuesday in the morning a chance for rain and possibly some snow. so, that could be a tough go in the morning drive on tuesday. 43 will be the high. then on wednesday it clears

dance right there. 47 will be the high. and on friday 50 will be the high. it is looking like a nice, cool forecast for light the lights. >> yes. we only have a few days left. >> yes. thank you, belen. you can get anything you want to confirm your world news online. >> social media sites are trying to do something about weeding out the phoney posts.

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7:17. welcome back. everyone. plans to weed out fake news on the site. >> yes. in the past facebook relied on users to report in operate fake stories. now facebook is planning to improve fake news detection and make it easier to report false news. legal stories and ads with misinformation and work with journalists to fact check systems. nearly 1.8 billion people around the world use facebook. according to a research center nearly half of americans get

news from facebook. >> a lot of back and forth on whether or not it actually influenced the election. i don't know if we will ever know the answers to that but it is certainly concerning. the multibillion dollar coffee industry worldwide is running into problems. experts say 2 coffee industry is struggling to meet demands for coffee. they blame climate change in lack of advance research for planting and growth. plus, farmers are fighting a funky killing they are researching ways to protect coffee farms. >> we are working on ways to research the region. we have people now wanting higher quality coffee. >> it is not just about people wanting to drink more morning coffee but it is a main source

people worldwide. >> it is a big business. >> yes. we want our coffee right now! >> yes! all right. aaron matas wants -- airbnb has tested service in a few cities over the last year and now it plans to expand to 50 cities by next year and can apply to be a host to create their own experience for tourists, if you can come up with a clever advertising campaign. >> cool! and shoppers, this is probably my favorite story of the day. shoppers and retailers are getting ready for black friday, as we know the busiest shopping day of the year, surpassing super saturday, the last saturday before christmas. but this man, mr. laugh is in

avon -- mr. black friday is in a line outside of best buy in avondale. he dubbed himself mr. black friday. he has been there since last friday. he hopes to be first in line for a toshiba tv priced at $500. guess what, i am sure he will get it because he is first in line but he will save a little money. he will get it for $200 >> he doesn't need another one, right? but for two weeks he can take time off and camp out. >> yes. i wonder what he does for a living. >> perhaps nothing. >> who knows. you all know by now how good i think cu is this year. last night's win the fans looking for a partial pac 5 championship team.

good morning, 62-36. well, washington state isn't that caliber but yesterday's game was the first in full between two ranked teams in 14 years. the bucs need a win to keep their pac-12 championship hopes alive. taking it in here from in close. the game is tied up at 14 up. the bucs go one into the break down 17-14. down but far from out. they started the second half the way they started the first.

the quarterback. bucs up 21-17. again, washington state retakes the lead. the buffs got it back, td number three. rushing touchdown, hat trick, 28-24 colorado. on top. to stay, thanks to another touchdown on the ground. phillip lindsey would not be stopped. it is time for the largest crowd in the macintyre era, nearly 49,000, to rush the field. bus here is more from boulder. >> reporter: in his biggest game ever, he had his best game ever. >> ecstatic. very happy to be in the position we are in. >> in front of the largest folsom field crowd in recent memory, he flew for more than 300-yards and ran for more than 3 touchdowns. >> i ran but i didn't do it

i think i ran twice, almost untouched. hat's off to the whole team. they helped me play very well. >> he has been through so much in four years here in boulder. the fact it is him leading this charge means so much to his teammates and coaches. >> i said for a long time, and i don't think many people believe me, once our team caught up with se if, fo, we would be successful. he just has -- seffo, we he just has that willpower right now. i am so happy he is getting to do it. i really am, with all he has overcome. >> you have so be a dog in this game, period. he puts his body on the line day in and day out. he has to take the most criticism. he has to remember everything often the field. he has to tell me what to do half the time. there is no words that i can say to express my feelings toward that man.

>> the senior has waited a long time to play on this stage and he will get to do it again, next saturday, when the buffs host utah in boulder. >> how about them buffs? final game at hughes stadium, the end of an era after 50 years of football, csu versus wyoming, the rams needing a win to make them bowl eligible and the guys got off to a good start. he threw a touchdown. and he runs for one. this made it 14-0. take a look at the scoreboard. the rams finishing in style and going out on top at the old stadium. there you see it. wyoming and san diego state in a wild one. pick it up with a cowboys up 7 with one second to go. game over, right? wrong! the aztecs catch the hail mary.

they overruled after the replay. forget overtime. sdsu went for the win. they went for it but they didn't get it. a two point conversion fails. what a win for wyoming, 34- 33. the cowboys shot the college football world yet again. air force like csu was playing late under the lights. the falcons visiting san jose state. the qb keeper as air force tries to come back. there you we finish with hockey. what about the av's? the colorado icemen on the

7:30 on your sunday morning. good morning and thank you for starting your day with us. i am sure many of you want to know what it will be like outdoors for us. let's get right to belen de leon with more. >> yesterday in the mid 40s. today we will see 60s, so it will be warmer. we will have more clouds in the sky, as well. the high today will be around

high country, those winds will be gusty at times. you especially want to keep this in mind if you are maybe headed on a chair lift on top of the mountain because, yes, it will be gusty once you get to the top. the temperatures are in the 50s in some spots, 30s in the downtown area. we have 52 out at dia. temperatures in northern colorado are in the 20s. then close to the foothills temperatures are in the 40s. as we take you through the rest of your morning, your temperatures will gradually warm from the downtown area to then the 50s by 10:00 and 11:00. but why are some spots seeing warmer temperatures compared to others? we have stronger winds blowing in the foothills that will help impact our temperature this is afternoon, as well. highs will be in the low 60s along i-25. cooler in northern colorado where you won't have the affect of the winds. 50s up there. close to the front range mountains temperatures in the 50s and 40s. here is a look at the winds. close to gennessee up to 29 miles per hour.

northern foothills, as well. keep an eye on that. doppler hd is showing us where the rain and snow is falling, pushing in from the southwest. we will let you know what is coming up for thanksgiving day as it turns colder coming up in a few. >> thank you, casualties in mozel are wounding nearly 200 civilian and troops transferred to hospitals alone. the highest amount since the mosul offensive began in october. nearly 60,000 people have escaped to refugee camps and many people, including children, have been killed. a humanitarian coordinator is worried because many people are caught in the cross fire as

deadly in aleppo. here is a moment that a children's hospital was struck there by i can't be war planes. doctors and thursdays -- syrian war planes. doctors and nurses scrambled to remove those in harm's way. president obama is wrapping up his final foreign trip while in office, trying to leaders at the annual summit in airbag the u.s. would pursue closer ties to the airbag pacific region. now more on -- asia-pacific region. trump has criticized trade deals in the past like the transpacific partnership and obama asked people not to assume the worst about our president-elect >> up until the administration is in place, it is actually putting its policies together.

judgments. >> he said that to a crowd of about 1,000. he said there is a big difference between campaigning and governing. one man is dead and two police officers are recovering in the hospital with head trauma after being attacked in brooklyn. police officers responded to a report of a suspicious man in a housing problem saturday afternoon. the officers were talking to a man when a fight broke out. at one point the suspect got ahold of the 21-year-old private first class david winchester from alabama was found dead in his barracks last wednesday. the criminal command is investigating. there is no word of the cause of death. he joined the army in april of 2015. he has an army accommodation medal, a global war on terrorism service ribbon and the army service ribbon.

sir. a controversial confederate monument in front of the university of louisville is being taken down. work started yesterday to deconstruct this 121-year-old memorial as the center of an argument among faculty and students that say it condones slavery. a judge denied a lawsuit from a group of residents that proposed the removal. it was given to the city in 1895 in honor of the kentuckians that died in war. sophia gonzalez is a-week- old and is alive and safe hundreds of miles away at a home in dallas. the baby's 27-year-old mother was killed on thursday in the her home in wichita. two adults are now in custody after the kidnapping. it is tatime of year. you will see home surveillance video of thieves taking packages from the front porch. hopefully we will see the result of police participanting decoy packages with trackers in

to hide, and we have more of them. >> police doing this say they of find several other packages along with decoy when they finally track down the thief. it has been one week since the home of artist dave shelton watched his home burn to the ground in idaho springs. police say the suspect was a tenant that got upset and set the fire. he has been charged with arson, meanwhile shelton lost decades of art he collect. >> he told 9news he doesn't blame >> reporter: it has been a week. >> there it goes. >> reporter: dave shelton watched his home near idaho springs burn to the ground, a house he spent decades building. >> he broke ground 24 years ago. >> reporter: and as an artist that has painted murals and carved everything from towering sculptures to little pieces, filled where atime of art and

crafted guitars. >> i had guitar, a signed piece from stevie wonder. gone in four hours quickly. >> reporter: at the creek county sheriff's department -- >> he had quite a bit in there. >> reporter: the house was burned down by robert leobold. >> he is in jail for first degree arson. >> reporter: who police say was renting from dave, got upset, burned the house down, then called police to let them know. >> he called the sheriff's office and said he had set fire. >> reporter: and still, dave -- >> he was just a victim. no different than me. >> reporter: doesn't blame misformer tenant who he says was -- his former tenant, who he says was bipolar and could not get his medication. >> he can't afford his medication. >> reporter: instead he is focusing on the positive. >> not to be so angry and forgive. >> reporter: overwhelmed , donations coming in from friends and strangers. >> my car is full of clothes

>> reporter: dave sees in all this destruction a blank canvas. >> wipe it clean and start with a new slate. >> reporter: in one week, coming up with ideas -- >> wait until you see. my daughter and son and i are designing what will be called the phoenix. >> reporter: on how to transform this into his next great problem. in clear creek county, matt renoux, newsroom. >> he has had plenty of places to stay this past week dave says. we got through round one and more snow is on the way. >> we will check in with meteorologist belen de leon coming up to tell us when that

welcome back, everybody. belen, i took a drive to the nederland yesterday. i know, not a big drive but it was a nice day. i wanted to see what it was like. a nice snow up there right now. >> yes. it is. and folks will be even more happy up in the high country. before i get to the forecast let me step out of the frame for a minute. i want to show off pies i had a school trip, i took a trip up to greeley to talk about the jackson saints. we talked about the role of the sun, the seasons, the instruments used to measure the weather and my job at a millionaire. we had very smart 2nd graders out there. a big thank you to -- job at a meteorologist. we had a very smart group of 2nd graders out there.

out there. how could it be 52 degrees right now? well, the winds are gustier, helping to warm our temperatures. it is in affect called downslope and that is what we are feeling. but across the state right now in northern colorado we have 20s. the same for our friends in the eastern plains. in the high country a few temperatures in the teens. the mountain valley, gunnison is 19 degrees right now. this afternoon in the high country generally we will have 50s and 60s. temperatures will be in the 50s for northern colorado and turn a little warmer from the metro area to the south where the temperatures will be in the 60s and 70s. right now we have clouds around town and out in the eastern plains. we have snow pushing in with the southwest flow on the western slope and also in southwestern colorado. some scattered snow showers are possible as we go throughout the day in the mountains. here in the metro area we will hang on the clouds. it will be a mainly dry day for

near the divide for the northern mountains. any accumulation will be on the light side. around 4:30 we get close to sunset here in the city. we will have clouds around town. this evening watch what happens. rain and snow will be increasing in the high country as this new storm makings its way to colorado. in the metro area our clouds will increase through monday morning. 35 will be the overnight low tonight. skies will be mostly cloudy. with the rain and snow increasing, tomorrow be more difficult to drive in the high country, especially in the mountain passes where visibility will be lower, roads will be icy and snow packed and the winds will be stronger. some parts of the mountains could see up to a foot of snow accumulated. for us tomorrow it will be cooler, a high of 55 degrees and mostly cloudy. in the afternoon, near the afternoon commute is when we have a chance for showers. now, through tuesday a chance for some morning rain missioned in with snow, the high --

43 degrees. after tuesday the snow will wind down. on wednesday it clears out. 46 degrees. on thursday 47 degrees. then on friday a high of 50 for light the lights. not a bad forecast for us once the storm moves out of the way. if anybody needs to get the from here to there on thursday -- get from here to there on thursday, the weather will be just fine. >> thank you, belen. well, one colorado team was able to take home a class more on the state title game coming up next in your prep rally. >> and tips on how to decorate on a budget. they made this entire table for

the sunday addition of the prep rally. a lot of play-off games and one championship game. that is where we begin. the high plains in the first of seven title games. the first half, cheyenne wells took the lead as quarterback, and skips past one defender and blew by the rest for 6 to go up 22-15. high planes clutch. and steps ck and launches it to land, the senior for the myrrh ram louse catch, 38 -- miraculous catch, 36-22. the final score 36-24.

taking on kent seed delta. the quarterback kept throwing the ball to max wallbomb. the duo had a huge day, connecting on not just one but two touchdowns. the sun devils get by delta 21-14. they advance to the state championship game. 3a quarter finals number 1 discovery canyon taking on fort morgan, the 9th seed, tied up. thunde mcfarland lost once to josh. past the quarterback, hauls it in, 70-yards on that touchdown. the mustangs look like they are going to pull off a young upset but it but not -- off a huge upset, but it was not meant to be. the end zone, 4th down, discovery not done yet as they convert on another big fourth down. mcfarland once again coming

semis, 33-26. now the quarter final shootout between the third seeded palisades bulldogs and the 11'ed seeded mead mavericks. this is riley glen to derrick edwards. looks like they will win but they score the next 3 touchdowns, 40-38. palisades, 4 minutes to go. mead reclaims the lead on ensuing drive. glen throws the green his first and only catch of the day. the junior turns on the jets and runs away with it. the mavericks hold on 44-40 for the first ever home play-off victory. they will face pueblo east next week in mead. defending champion windsor faced number 1. they commit.

south scores. marcus lindsey powers his way down the field. 40-yards on this run dodging tacklers and fumbling the ball. luckily after it bounced around for what seemed forever his teammate falls on it. that would lead to a score but they dipped score enough. windsor in the upset, a top ranked south 42-21. >> so, the number one team goes down, the chargers taking on the monument and once again a top team given a scare. finally the number two team got it going. the chargers did it on botho and defense. the interceps for chatfield puts the team in good field goal position, then the offense. across the goal line for 6. cladfield survives, 36-28.

next week. don't forget we have all the extended highlights and interviews, posted online,

it is the idea of putting together a thanksgiving table that makes you want to fill up the entire glass of wine! >> sometimes! [ laughing ] >> you should not be afraid. and don't discount the discounts you can find at your local goodwill store. make sure when you walk in you walk in with an open mind and a lot of creativity. >> i think what is so wonderful

together in about an hour. it just took a team effort, but i think it is so beautiful. what is more impressive is that this entire table, table cloth, everything, silverware, plates, everything added up to about $50. this table isn't just for thanksgiving but you can keep it on your table and use it through the rest of the holiday season. >> i will admit, thrift stores instead of going in with a vision, i try to keep an open mind and be inspired by the items you find. here are the tips we came up with while putting this table together. >> our table runner is actually a curtain. if you fold it correctly, it can pull the look together. and we found plates with blues and browns that went well with the overall theme. that part took time.

silverware, wrap it up fast. another secret, christmas ornaments. you can buy them in bulk and they really help fill out the table. we even used christmas tree pinecones as place card holders and used becky's good handwriting to fill out the names. but what really brought this table together was a centerpiece. we didn't look for stuff meant for the table. we searched for items that call the living room home. coat was $50 for a thanksgiving table for four. >> as you can see it didn't take that long and we don't need that entire glass of wine. we can set it down. [ laughing ] we have a lot of holiday ideas for you, including thanksgiving and

>> are you looking for help with your fix it problem? our home advisors are taking calls now 20 help you find the right -- to help you find the right roll to get your problem done how the heck did this happen? that is what police in sterling are trying to figure out. the amtrak ends up in an -- an old furniture store. >> and donald trump, as he continues to put his team together, what he is saying about a potential pick for the secretary of defense. >> and this man from georgia is lucky or in for a great surprise. he still has no idea who won

the cu buffs haven't looked this good in 15 years. and the csu rams. looking into how a semi truck ended up in an old furniture store. the driver had to go to the hospital.

for more white house picks today. depending on how you voted this man from georgia is either super lucky or in for a great surprise. still has no idea who won the election. the sun is up now. we see a little bit of snow along the sides but none on your roads. so far no traffic at 8:00 on your sunday. mother nature is bringing the cold treat this week and more snow is going to be on the way. we did see a little bit of it change. >> let's check in with belen de leon. >> yeah, especially for our ski resorts. when you have that help from mother nature you have the snow gun blaring. we'll give you a break from the cold weather and the snow and

had yesterday. the highs are going to be in the low 60s. temperatures will be in the 50s and 40s. upper 50s in some spots. broomfield, 57. we have a big spread in temperatures. the down sloping winds help warm us up a bit more in some spots. in northern colorado, temperatures are in the 20s. in the 30s. dia temperatures in the 40s. wind to about 20 miles per hour. you're going to notice more clouds in the sky. this morning those clouds, they assisted the sun just beautifully to cause some very beautiful colors inment sky. thank you so much judy for sending that picture from of the sunrise. we've lost some colors but we hang on to the clouds. the temperatures will gradually warm into the upper 40s around 9:00 a.m. around noon, 61 degrees. around 3:00, 60 degrees.

show you rain and snow pushing in towards the western part of the state. it's not out of the question to see scattered snow showers in the mountains today. a bigger snowstorm is headed in our direction monday and tuesday. details coming up. >> thank you so much. if you are one of those college football fans who dismissed the buffs early season success, think again. they beat washington state last night. the buffs won 31-4. the first time two ranked teams played there in more than a decade. the buffs beat utah at home next saturday they'll play for the pac 12 championship. maybe i'm getting ahead of myself. if they win that, they'll go to the rose bowl. the buffs are on track for their best season in 15 years. the rise is so real. >> looking good. the csu rams won their final game at hughes stadium. >> the rams have a shot at qualifying for a bowl game for the fourth straight year.

defensive effort, csu beat new mexico last night. 30,000 fans packed into hughes stadium. last game there after a 56 year run. bittersweet night for some fans. happy about the wind and sad about the end of an era. >> this has served csu well over the last 49 seasons. it's done everything we've needed it to do. it's time to progress and move on and that's what's so great about what we've got inc. on with the new stadium. >> the first game ever played at hughes stadium happ 1960. the rams played more than 260 games there. a lot of victories. a lot of tears too. they move to their on campus home next fall. we have highlights in sports. 8:03 on your sunday. arapahoe road at i-25 will stay closed until tomorrow morning. cdot is demolishing that bridge and said shutting down for a full weekend was more convenient than closing it for a full week. cdot plans to reopen by 5:00

travelers. dia says it's smooth sailing so far at the airport. >> here's vida urbonas with a closer look at holiday travel this year. >> reporter: good morning. according to aaa this thanksgiving the roads, rails and air will be as crowded as they've been in nearly a decade. they're expecting -- majority of individuals plan to drive. air travel sup as well. 1.6%. tickets are up a lot 21% over a year ago. the average round trip fare for the holidays, about $205. the top five thanksgiving destinations are las vegas, san francisco, san diego, orlando and new york. and if you plan to fly in and out of dia, it's always good to check ahead at flydenver.com. in the information center, vida urbonas, 9 news. two men have been arrested on murder charges in fort collins. saturday police found a body inside an abandoned building

shelter on west harmony road. several people were staying there at the time. other details on the investigation have not been released so far. an investigation on going in sterling after police say this happened. a truck driver crashed into an old furniture store. several people had called 911 to report that this truck was driving recklessly. when police arrived that semi had plowed through an old aaron's building. the driver was seriously hurt. the truck driver is also possibly facing charges. at least 90 people ar off the tracks in india. that is what is left behind here after the train derailed today. rescue workers used cutting torches to pull out survivors. around 150 other people were hurt. train accidents common in india. most of the crashes happen due to human error or outdated equipment. president-elect donald trump will be meeting with more

today. chris christie, rudy giuliani. trump has been praising some of the people he's already met with on twitter. this morning he tweeted that he was impressed by general james mattis who is being considered as secretary of defense. still no word on whether mitt romney will be offered the job of secretary of state. he sat down with donald trump in a meeting trump called great. romney called it a far reaching conversation. the 2012 gop presidential nominee met for about an hour in new jersey on saturday. the speculation over an appointment comes as is a surprise. romney called trump a phony, a fraud, a con man. now it appears the two are trying to smooth things over. >> i appreciate the chance to speak with the president-elect. and look forward to the coming administration. >> trump met with more than half a dozen people on saturday. this includes his meeting with

mattis. he is considered a contender to lead the pentagon. one man in georgia really doesn't know who the most -- one of the most controversial presidential elections in america's history. is it hillary clinton? is it donald trump? joe chandler doesn't know. he puts on headphones, he wears a sign if he thinks people are going to talk about it. >> even if i overhear another conversation like can you believe he won, can you believe she won. when i approach people i'll say listen, before we begin the conversation i don't know who won and i don't want to so please don't tell me and people have honored it. >> apparently he doesn't want to know who the leader of the free world is. >> i'm sure many of you are wondering why are you doing this. well, not really an interesting story here. apparently he was at an election watch party, fell asleep before they announced who the president was going to be and he said why don't i just enjoy this bliss for a little

how does he not know? >> he has a sign. >> has he walked down the street? that's amazing. i give him credit for just knowing how to avoid it. >> exactly. liftoff. america's most advanced weather eye in the [ inaudible ] >> the nation's most advanced weather satellite is floating around in outer space this morning. the $1 billion satellite is aiming for a 22,000-mile high orbit. it's churn out the sharpest and fastest pictures of hurricanes, tornadoes and other u.s. weather patterns. it was built in colorado. an instrument was built at cu

weather forecasts and stuff. they were saying so many people were just crossing their fingers this launch would go well. you think about how much money has gone into this, they can't have this fail. >> you know who was nerding out on this this morning. belen de leon. she was nerding out on this. so excited to see that thing. we'll check in with her in a

welcome back, everyone. 8:11 on your sunday morning. here's belen de leon with a closer look at our forecast. we were just talking about how excited you were. the image are i is spectacular. >> it's just amazing. the technology and the bright

so much time and money. to see it actually happen and to be pulled off it's amazing. i had my kids gathered around the tv yesterday. weere counting down to the launch. it was just exciting. now we go that satellite is headed into orbit. it's out in space and it's a geostationary satellite. it revolves in the same direction as the earth. directly over the equator. the reason it's called this is because rstnu. two weeks from now it should be in position. they have to do checks on with with all of the instruments on board. this is extremely exciting for everyone. it's going to improve our

parts of the high country. we're starting to see a few people gather at the base and ready to maybe take some turns up there. the current temperatures are in the 20s and 30s in some spots. this afternoon your highs will be -- 60s around town. high country, temperatures in the 50s. south to the east, the temperatures will be inthe 70 partly cloudy day. headed to the high country. wind prone areas, winds will be stronger at times. i'm not going to rule out the y spotty shower in the high country. but here on the it's going to remain dry. we have rain and snow pushing into the high country. our clouds will increase through tomorrow. mostly cloudy start for us on monday. and in the high country, rain and snow. after midnight tonight it's

travel in some parts of the mountains. we'll have winter tomorrow afternoonings in effect. winter weather advisories in effect and wint storm watches. some spots could see up to a foot of snowfall through tuesday afternoon once the storm starts to wind down and move out. 35 will be the overnight low tonight. it's going to be a calm day during the day, highs in the 60s. and then tomorrow clouds increase. we'll have a chance for rain in the afternoon here in the metro area and then on tuesday a rain and yes, even snow as the temperatures get colder in the mid and low 40s. on wednesday the weather starts to clear out. 46 will be the high. so it'll be okay to travel from here to there. on thursday, thanksgiving day, oh it looks nice. a high of 47 degrees. on friday a high of 50 degrees. a great forecast. it will be chilly for any of you trying to do the black

>> have to bundle up. 8:14 now. proctor's garden coming up next. why not design your thanksgiving table using natural decor this year. how to do it on a budget coming

welcome back, everyone. it's time for proctor's garden. brandon is here this morning teaching us a cool new way to decorate our thanksgiving tables. when you mention we're using all natural products for this decoration. we're going to use things like squash. how do you make squash interesting. >> brandon figured it out. >> this is hubbard squash. you can get it at any garden center. most grocers have it. there's some green pumpkins. i wanted to stick thanksgiving can be so heavy. >> orange and the brown. >> orange and brown. so instead of pulling out your dusty thanksgiving box, just go to your garden center or the grocery store and pick up some squash and then this is a really common house plant. it's english ivy. it may already be in your house. >> so that's what's growing out of my sink? >> just pull it off your sink. >> just kidding. that's not happening. this is kind of common household stuff here. >> that's right.

we have this gold flat ware. we've carried the gold theme into the glasses as well. >> it works well together. >> that's right. it looks gorgeous. to personalize -- well not really personalize but to dress up the place settings. you don't want to see an empty plate. we've taken some flowers here. all you have to do is combine some leafy foliage and then we have -- >> nice ribbon there. >> tie it together. it's really simple. and then -- >> right on then you can curl the ribbons around a pen and that gives you that nice little curly effect. >> i do like that it changes it up from the usual orange, yellow, brown theme we see for thanksgiving and it gives it this nice green feel. the decorations on the plates go well too. any other tidbits? >> you uh. >> did we cover it all? >> i love the idea of a different color. purple or anything really.

idea. >> we'll have tips on 9news.com

good morning. 62 to 36. that was the score the last time the buffs had a win this big in boulder. way back in 2001 when they crushed at the time number 2 nebraska. now washington state isn't quite that caliber. yesterday's game was the first at folsom between two ranked teams in 14 years. buffs needing a win to keep their pac 12 championship hopes alive. pretty even first half. taking it in from in close. the game is tied up at 14. the buffs went into the break down 17-14. they were down but far from out. cu starting the second half the way they started the first with a score. untouched, touchdown. that's td number 2 for the quarterback. buffs up 21-17. again, washington state would retake the lead. again, buffs got it back.

touchdown hat trick. 28-24 colorado. on top to stay thanks to another touchdown on the ground. phillip tinned lindsay would not be stopped. it's time for the largest crowd in the mctire era to rush the field. buffs win 38-24. >> in his biggest game ever he had his best game. ever. >> ecstatic. very happy tbe >> in front of the largest crowd in recent memory, threw for more than 300 yards and ran for more than 100 with three touchdowns. >> i played well. the whole line was blocking perfectly. hats off to the whole team. they helped me play well tonight. >> it had to beset. he has been through so much in

so much to his teammates and his coaches. >> i said for a long time. i don't think many people believe me. once our team caught up we would be successful. he had just has that will power right now. he has the it factor. every once in a while you see that with a quarterback at certain times. i'm so happy he's getting to do it, you know. i really am. >> he a dog. you got to be a dog in game. period. he puts his body on the line day in and day out. he has to take the most criticism. he has to remember everything on the field. he got to tell me what to do half the time. >> there's no word i can say to express my feelings towards that man. that dude is the man. that's my guy today. >> the senior has waited a long time to play on this stage and he'll get to do it again next saturday when the buffs host utah in boulder.

final game at hughes stadium. the end of an era after nearly 50 years of football. csu versus wyoming. the rams needing a win to make them bowl eligible. nick stevens to peralta. 7-0 like that. more stevens. he threw a touchdown. he runs for one. this made it 14-0. take a look at the scoreboard. the rams finishing in style. going out on stadium. there you see it. wyoming in and san diego state in a wild one. pick it up with the cowboys up 7 with one second to go. game over; right? wrong. the aztecs catch the hail mary. the refs said it was a drop but they overruled after the replay. went for the win. they went for it but they didn't get it. two point conversion.

34-33. the cowboys shocked the college football world yet again. air force like csu is playing late under the lights. the falcons visiting san jose state looking for their fourth win in a row. worthman on the qb keeper. air force tried to come back. there you see the final score. we finish with hockey. what about the avs? they blank minnesota 1-0 earlier this season. no shutout last falling behind 2-0. what a goal by nathan mckick non. the final score was 3-2. stay with us.

president obama spent much of his last foreign trip reassuring leaders about the future of trade deals in asia.

nurses and doctors rush to save the babies inside. a mother found shot to death. her baby nowhere to be found. that is obviously not this story. we have more from prep sports as well. an artist watched his home burn to the ground. now we're going to get our -- >> let's go to weather here. belen de leon is out in the backyard. an exciting day, weekend. colorado rapids. >> oh yeah. they're doing so well too. and the final round and they it all the way. you have a special guest with you. >> this is edson. high five. i'm so happy you're here with us, bud. the deal with the colorado rapids, they're one of four teams that are in the playoffs. this is a 2016 mls playoff. that is a big deal. yes. nay have one more on the road. they have a home game.

you're training hard. you're running. you're lifting some weights. pumping some iron. let's slow it down. now you'll help me do the forecast. your temperatures for today are going to be a little cooler in northern colorado. they love the happened up in northern colorado. maybe you're doing some skiing, snow boarding. the temperatures are going to be in the 50s. for our friends in plains, we can't forget about them. they love the rapids too. the temperatures up there will be in the upper 50s. highs are going to be in the 60s. watch as we press play. we might have spotty showers at times in the high country. rain mixed in with a little bit of snow. it'll stay dry on the front range and out in the eastern plains. then tonight, watch out.

rain and snow increases in the mountains as that new storm comes through. it's going to bring some colder temperatures. some big time snow. driving might be hard tomorrow. we could have icy and snow- backed roads through tuesday. we could see up to about 12 inches of snow. tonight it's going to be quiet. mostly temperatures at 35 degrees. what's going to happen tomorrow? folks have to go back to work. do you work tomorrow? yeah, you work every day. a little cooler and a chance for rain in the afternoon. on tuesday, you have to bundle up. chance for rain and snow in the morning. we'll have a high of 46 degrees. how about that thanksgiving day

you shake your tail feather like many turkey too. on friday a high of 50 degrees. so a little bit after weather coaster monday and tuesday but we need the snow in the forecast. then for thanksgiving it's looking nice. you'll want to shake your tail feather when thanksgiving comes around; right? you'll stick around; right? le jessica. >> that dude doesn't even need a cup of coffee. it's incredible. >> he's great. >> i wish i had a quarter of the energy. the two of you together. quite the duo. >> shake your tail feather. what, what, what. >> nailing it. 8:33 on your sunday morning. president obama is wrapping up his final foreign trip while in office. he tried to reassure leaders

closer ties to the asia pacific region. president obama got a lot of questions about his successor and how donald trump's presidency could reshape america's approach to that area. trump has criticized trade deals. obama asked people not to assume the worst about our president-elect. >> wait until the administration is in place, it's actually putting its policies together and then you can make your judgments. >> the president says ther campaigning and governing and would just like people to keep that in mind. a controversial confederate monument in front of the university of louisville has been taken down. work started yessed to deconstruct the 121-year-old memorial. it's been at the center of an argument. a judge denied a lawsuit from a group of residents who opposed removing it. the monument was given to the

kentuckyens who died in a civil war. police say a gun was loaded next to a bed -- the girl and the mother both went right into surgery. no one else was hurt. police are ruling the shooting accidental. investigator the found the baby who was reported missing after her mother was shot to death in kansas. sophia gonzalez was found in dallas. the baby's mother was killed wichita. two adults are now in custody. it is that time of the year. you will see home surveillance video on our air this holiday season of thieves taking packages from the front porch. hopefully we'll see the result of police planting decoy packages with gps trackers. >> the tracking devices are better, smaller, easier to hide. we have more of them. >> police doing this say they

age has no boundaries during the south carolina and savannah state college football game. >> 55-year-old joe thomas sr. enrolled in 2012 with his son joe thomas jr. and practiced as a scout player. he stayed on with the hope of finding his way into a game. if the first quarter yesterday thomas took a handoff to gain 3 yards for the first carry of his career and the oldest plan to ever play ncaa division i college football. thomas says it was a dream come true. >> i've been waiting on this dream for 36 years or better. thank god it happened today. i felt about 20 years old. i know i'm 55. >> mr. thomas, if i play football like you at 55 i'll have made it.

sc state beat savannah state. thomas' son played linebacker. >> look how excited he is. made him feel 20 again. the semifinal stage is set for 3, 4 and 5 a football classifications. highlights from the state title

good morning. welcome to the sunday edition of the prep rally. we are all about the prepping skin playoffs. a lot of playoff games and one championship game. that's where we begin. cheyenne wells met high plains in the first of title games. first half, cheyenne wells took the lead as quarterback. skipped past one defender and blew by the rest for 6 to go up 22-15. but high plains was clutch in the end. seconds left on the clock. steps back, takes a look and

miraculous catch. high plains takes home the six man title. 3a quarter finals. discovery canyon taking on fort morgan. tie it up. thunder quarterback tyler mcfarland lost to josh tom jack who gets past the quarterback. hauls it in 70 yards on that touchdown. the mustangs look like they'll pull off a huge upset. it was not meant finds luis garcia in the corner of the end zone. that was on fourth down. discovery not done yet as they convert on another big fourth down. it's mcfarland coming through. this td goes to watkins. on to the semis, 33-26. let's head up north quarter final shootout. mead would build a 17-point

this screen. looks like the mavericks were going to win in a blowout. they take the lead. 40-38. four minutes to go. reclaims the lead on the ensuing drive. throws a screen to ryan. his first and only catch of the day. the junior turns on the jets and runs away with it. the mavericks hold on for the first ever victory. they'll face pueblo east next week in mead. >> windsor faced number one and undefeated denver south. windsor's csu commit strikes first for a 7-0 lead. lindsay powers down the field. 40 yards on this run.

teammate would fall on it. that would lead to a store. they didn't score enough. windsor in the upset. a top ranked south. 42-21. don't forget we have all the extended highlights and interviews from our games this

welcome back. a live look at the flat morning. beautiful blue skies. chilly out there. to be expected this time of year. no snow. nice and sunny. >> might go on a hike later. >> sounds like a good idea. the electoral college has to cast votes for president next month. >> one elector is determined to fight the president-elect from becoming president. here's this week's balance of power.

the electoral college won't cast the official votes for president until next month. colorado law requires our electors to vote for the candidate that wins the state. one of our electors isn't sure the state can enforce that law. kyle clark sat down with the elector. >> what would be the end game? >> the ideal is we get enough democratic support and at least 37 republican electors to come together around a we the republican candidate, republican president that we can avoid the house altogether. now that's -- again, all down the line. i would hope it gets sent to the house. it sends a message that people are willing to come together. it starts to raise a discussion. i think that's great as well. >> how did you end up as

they asked me to run so i ran and had the support of the county convention then i ran to be a at large state delegate. i won that. i was a delegate there. no one saw the results on tuesday happening the way they did so since then i've. working with other electors. i have at least half a dozen others willing to support a republican candidate under the we the people movement. >> it kind of seems like you stumbled backwards into being >> yeah, i absolutely did. i was asked to run. that's exactliy signed up the paperwork in case no one else would do it. i happened to be put many this position. i think that donald trump doesn't have the qualifiers to become the president. and i think that we're in a unique moment in history. this election cycle has been unique. if there's a unit, this gets

year. >> when hillary clinton defeated bernie sanders, you pledged to elect her. >> i don't want to be dishonest, i came out with a -- saying unless she would come out against the dakota access pipeline, i was going to ab stain my vote. i thought there was no way i'd have influence. we saw donald trump won. if i was willing to stand up to our democrat-- moderate republican who is not a climate denialist, which i think is a big problem. 7.4billion people are going to be affected by the outcome on december 19th. >> is this how the system is supposed to work? >> absolutely. this is just another step in the process. typically most elections this doesn't happen. traditionally and they vote -- the states vote how the pledge

we're trying to break through that. like a -- >> faithless electors have never changed the outcome. >> we're not faithless electors. i don't like that term. we're the hamilton electors. we're trying to utilize the federalist papers. to do our liberation and come to a candidate that the american people can get behind. i don't think the american people were behind either candidate. >> i know you want to election. is it possible that what you end up doing in the end is ensuring that four years from now they make sure that there aren't people like who are in the electoral college who can screw with the result. >> i would love it. i would love that 538 people do not have the power to do this. but the twelfth amendment there is nothing about the popular vote. if we can get behind a popular vote, that's something i would want to look into. but i think that's something i

guy who should have this power. i understand. but because this is an option and people have spoken to said this is within the full legal, technical and moral authority under the constitution. you can't normalize that behavior in our government. i think that by we the people by gathering together by uniting this brings america closer together. i'm not happy that republicans won. i'm excited to see what have to say. >> with all due respect i can't tell myself whether this is brilliant or disgraceful. >> me too. i'm definitely in that boat. right now -- i'm a former united states marine and the core values of honor, courage and commitment. i don't believe donald trump has that. if he can lead marines without congressional approval, that is something i take a great deal

probably the option i would go for at this point. >> you brought up your service. i feel like this question is fair game. i understand that there's not a law that binds you to casting for hillary. but you don't feel like you violated your word to voters when you said you would faithfully elect her to now do something else? >> absolutely. i did violate my word and you know the votes have not been casted yet. we have 34 days. we'll see how the election turns out. i don't think that the majority of the ic trump presidency. >> in this election year it's worth keeping an eye on the up likely things. president-elect trump still has that title and the federal government is preparing for him to be sworn in on january 20th. meet the press is next over on channel 20. that's going to do it for balance of power. we'll be off next week for thanksgiving. but we'll be back on sundays after that. now on to the broncos.

getting much of a break. >> how are the super bowl champs using this break to

the broncos are on a bye week. they return to play against the kansas city chiefs next sunday at 6:30 p.m. >> our game day live co-hosts are here with our game day live preview. >> what does this bye week mean for the broncos? >> i can't see that play enough. i've seen the two point conversion there. it's the greatest play ever. a monster play. a big momentum play for the broncos as they went into this bye week. it's funny. a lot of the guys, people have ta good time or bad time. you are on a role. you did win that momentum. you ask the players and they are thrilled to get this break. they play so much football. >> everyone always days the bye week came at a good time. physically it did come at a good time. it's a little late. this is late into the season. this team is banged up. because of the bye week they'll get aquib talib back.

emotionally, that's the type of win they had at new orleans where it could propel you to a few more wins. but they're on the bye week and they kind of lose that momentum so to speak. as soon as they report tomorrow morning it's all about the chiefs. they have to put that saints tremendous victory behind them. >> trevor siemian has been banged up. the time off will help them. there's a report that says tony the offseason. would the broncos eye tony romo? >> highly doubtful. first of all, you're going to sit your first round draft pick paxton lynch for another year. i think they want paxton lynch on that field next year. and also i contend trevor siemian nine games into his career is a much better option than tony romo is at 37. romo hasn't played a full

dare i say washed up. he played four games last year. none this year. 37 years old. trevor siemian, 25. romo desending. he hasn't got to the super bowl. >> he's got injures. >> a lot of yards, a lot of stats but no big wins. >> ena the salary between romo and siemian. here and here. sort of like mike and i. back to [ laughter ] >> we have a special guest. the colorado rapids doing all right this year. >> one of four teem teams left. so awesome. >> he did great on the forecast with me. final look at that forecast. today highs will be in the 60s. in the high country, the winds will be gusty at times. watch out tonight and through tuesday. in the mountains we'll start to

through tuesday afternoon there's a possibility of up to a foot of snow accumulated in some areas. now here in the metro area, skies tonight will be mostly cloudy. tomorrow the clouds stick around. it'll be cooler. 55. answer chance for rain in the afternoon. tuesday, colder, chance for rain. high of 37 degrees. a turkey in front of the eagle >> -- >> we'll get into that the rapids are playing the seattle sounders. we want you to get some tickets. >> that game is going to sell out. thanks for joining us this

rest we need. >> get your mind off the ball for a little bit. >> we give our players some direction. what we see.