. it's 6:00 a.m. here's a look at your tuesday morning kick start. snow in the high country now means a wet and slippery commute this morning. live look at u.s. 6 near loveland. a lot of snow on the morning. it's just going to be rainy in the metro. >> feels like fall. $30 million. that's how much it will cost to fight the wildfire for five months. it's now burned one home and 16 buildings. a man from fort collins was killed trying to break up a fight between a boyfriend and girlfriend. th man in an apartment complex on monday.

tennessee killing five kids has been arrested. police believe the driver was driving too fast causing the bus to crash into a tree and flip on its side. his response to reporters when he was asked why he shot the police detective on sunday. mccain says he was upset with a custody battle and randomly took it out on the officer. president-elect donald trump 100 days in office in a video. on the list regulating government relations, investigating visa relations. the california state department office says there aren't enough uncounted votes. the white river national

going to add 330 skiable acres to the resort. the goal have it done by late 2018. good morning everyone. thank you for joining us. snow is on its way to the high country. marty joins us from the backyard. it's been a rainy commute for us. >> it has. when we flip over to a bit of snow, not going to be much. roads stay wet, similar to now. just warm enough so that even anything that falls in the form of snow is going t wet around here. looks like warning snow, especially to the east of the metro area. of course in the mountains where it started yesterday. the wind is already picking up on the plains. going to continue. storm system moving to south western kansas. on the back side of it, heavier bands of snow form south and east. southeast aurora, parker, castle rock, elbert county, central adams, arapahoe.

i-70. on the highway 86 and weld county as well. so much to talk about this morning. i'll try to get to it all through the course of the morning with rain and snow here during the morning again. a lot of melting. temperatures stay above freezing. 6:03. heading out to our cdot camera at i-25 and emmerson. sky 9 staying on the ground today. low villable and weather out there. the cause we'll check things with camerasd splash back and limited visibility here at 25 and emmerson. volume is light like yesterday. volume never picked up to usual pace because we're entering into a holiday week. issues across our roads involves railroad crossing arms. they're malfunctions at two locations. first at navajo and second out to the east near smith road at intersection of smith and

down south, new crash northbound i-25 towards castle pines. this is the area where we're expecting to see the transition from rain over to snow. once it hits the road, it most likely won't stick. that's the part of town we want to head in and check with jessica oh driving around castle rock now. what are you seeing on the highways? >> reporter: so amelia, we went down to ken carl and turned around on i-25 southbound now passing this area looks fine right now. it looks like the rain has all but let up here on i-25 southbound. if you look at cameras at the northbound lanes, tough to see. maybe blurry. we are starting to notice traffic pick up heavily in the northbound lanes. from our trip from ken carl to where we are now. we did notice lower visibility, saw two snowplows headed on their way to wherever they're

but you know, it will be tricky on parts of i-25. certainly where we are now looking fine. of course we'll continue to keep an eye on the roads. we'll turn around and try to catch up with traffic heading in the other direction. >> jessica, thank you. two of president-elect trump's toughest critics are trying to get a job in his administration. they weren't the only candidates to pay weekend. >> no, they weren't. not by a long shot. it was a parade of candidates, weekend full of interviews as trump's transition team looks to fill cabinet positions. let's start with romney. he met with trump saturday. romney and rudy giuliani are set to be the two candidates on the short list for secretary of state. sources say that giuliani is also considered for director of national intelligence. now to that meeting with texas

today. there's speculation he could be considered secretary of defense or another cabinet role. trump had a steady stream of candidates come in and out of his golf club over the weekend. they include mathis, chris christie as well who's potential role is unclear. today vice president elect mike pence will continue to look at the transition team. they're not in ary appoint cabinet spots before thanksgiving. one of the latest tweets an hour ago said, quote, great meetings will take place at trump tower today concerning the formation of people that will run our government the next eight years. he's already looking ahead to a two term presidency. thank you much. six minutes after 6:00 now. the justice department says it broke the law by requiring job applicants to be u.s. citizens

than 40 states have rules keeping law enforcement agencies from hiring non citizens. colorado does not have those restrictions. under a settlement agreement, the sheriff department will have to go back and reconsider disqualified candidates. the colorado secretary of state's says there's not enough uncounted votes to change it. the measure had wide bipartisan support. those in favor of the bill believe it was defeated because it was too confusing, didn't read well on the ballot. they'll reintroduce the measure later. picking up where we left

commute. heaviest snow south and east of the metro area. temperatures staying above freezing which means you're going to get melting on contact with pavement. that wraps up before lunchtime. just a windy, raw afternoon with temperatures only in the lower 40s. at most, i'd say a trace amount of upwards two inches. further south and evenings you live, better shot of getting upwards of two inches. heaviest castle rock along the continental divide, we get snow as well. windy east of 25. that wind is going to continue and get stronger at times between 25 and 40 miles per hour. a lot of folks travel east headed on thanksgiving here. i don't think ice is a problem. limited visibility in these strong winds could be. >> yikes. i know the resorts are happy today. >> yes, they are. >> they've been waiting.

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. pushing a foot of snow at steam boat. this is their live snapped pictures in the last five minutes of their snow stay. we continue to see snow in mountain areas. it will begin to wrap up this morning. the heaviest snow eastern wyoming through weld county and south and east of metro denver. that's the heaviest band of snow on the back side of this system. things clear out later this morning. we'll also get some mixing of snow this morning before things pull out of here later in the day. even when it starts to clear out so to speak. wind and chilly temperatures will remain with 40ss for your

e470 we'll get moderate snow for morning and early afternoon. snow wraps up in the mountains by lunchtime. transitions over to the plains with rain snow mix. i anticipate highways to stay merely wet. not cold enough for anything to freeze. big issue on the plains, 30 to almost 50 miles per hour winds throughout the rest of the morning and this afternoon. chilly east, chilly in the mountains. slightly warmer colorado. 43 today. early morning snow. most you could get is an inch or two on the grass this morning. we clear this evening going to mid 20s. much warmer tomorrow. windy thursday. another couple inches of snow in the mountains but not around here. mild through saturday. light snow returns to the area sunday evening.

wet conditions here and light slow downs. this is our i-25, lots of splash back basically. we have seen snow starting out around silver plume. it sticks to the roads and upper elevations we'll see slick driving conditions. we have a problem across our side streets. a crossing arm at railroad crossing is stuck. police are monitoring the same goes for a spot to the east at intersection of smith road at 3'." that's another railroad crossing arm failure. auto pedestrian accident at intersection of letsdale and forest. most all areas of the freeway drive here including 25, c470, up north are all wet this morning. take hit slow. for the most part -- take it

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. explanation for the horrible crime. he told reporters why he shot and killed an officer in texas sunday. police arrested him monday afternoon. he said he was involved in custody battles over his son and was angry with the court system. he said he randomly took it out on the detective. he went onto apologize to the officer's family. it's a story that will make

driver arrested after the school bus crashed into a tree in chattanooga, tennessee. we're learn wag may have caused the deadly wreck. police say 24-year-old walker was driving too fast when the bus flipped and hit a tree. he was taking 35 children home at the time. dozens were taken to the hospital. talking kindergarteners through fifth graders. he's charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, recs driving. japan is on tsunami watch. sounds like the worst might be over after the earthquake hit the northern part of that country. the quake triggered moderate tsunamis, nothing to cause major damage. no deaths reported so far. it was the biggest quake in the region since the 30-foot waves and terrible destruction the last earthquake. it's been a rough year for

why the restaurant chain is facing a fresh lawsuit this morning. marty, a wet start to the morning. >> wet is add because as it will be as far as roads the go. all the way out to the plains. little worse in pueblo. two inches of snow already in the cheyenne area. we'll get rain and snow this morning. it will be heavier east of metro denver and s snow wrapping up in the mountains around lunchtime. rain snow mix in the plains during the afternoon today. winter storm warning in effect today, most the same s. most of this has fallen. only a few additional inches of snow. better snow in the front range castle rock, parker, to the south in higher rain to central arapahoe and elbert county.

6:22. dry creek not dry at all. wet out there, speeds okay. couple minor accidents. we have a crash on side streets coming in across the intersection of forest street. we haven't confirmed this but have heard this may involve a pedestrian along with the auto accident. details coming up soon.

. you might want to get to the airport early this holiday season not just to beat the lines but the ice rink is opened for the holiday season. >> it's not just people going points a to b anymore. airports are offering water falls, botanical gardens inside the terminal. denver wanted to up the game. >> the rink will open friday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 at night. >> he can skate. >> yes, he can. >> well done heath montgomery. >> skates are free by the way.

carolers. >> they had a movie theater out there at one point in time. they had a beer garden. >> they're doing a lot with that >> i'm impressed he can skate like that. >> if you don't want to go to the airport, go to southwest rink at skyland park in downtown denver today. it's going to open around 11:00 this morning. rain and snow mix, it's cold at least. timing is good. >> you have a good memory. >> that's where i got engaged. >> i love >> mom sparked conversation on social media after she shared a video of her son doing chores. many applauded her sharing pictures of their kids. other criticized saying kids aren't there to be our slaves. many experts say childhood chores help build responsibility. chime in on our facebook page or

>> if you had to do chores, did you get paid ? what age did you start? >> i can't remember not doing them so it must have been young. >> you didn't get paid, right? >> i got little bit of allowance. it wasn't tied to chores. >> i can't remember if i got paid or not. >> if it was enough money you would remember. >> true. >> join the conversation. >>um likely landing spot for romo.

. good morning. we're tracking snow and a lot in colorado today. high country is going to get blasted with spots expecting to see nearly a foot. in the metro expect wet roads, a we can guess what every ski resort owner in colorado is doing this morning, a happy dance. after a warm and dry fall, high country is finally getting snow. they're excited. be careful as you head out the door. roads slick and wet this morning. jessica oh will give us an update on travel spots in a minute. good morning everyone.

two. >> we need more. >> we're in the backyard where rain is coming down. no snow yet. >> it's coming though. >> it's coming and won't be a big deal for us. we have much heavier snow to our east and mountain areas doing just fine with it. this is coors field with rain coming down. every moment that it rains, that provides less moisture for accumulating snow later. as far as i'm concerned, any form it comes in with me as long as we get moisture. we're getting it. mountain snow has been plentiful. 80 to 85% of snow that will fall in the mountains has fallen. thunder showers in south eastern colorado. rain around here and really good snow going now from dia down through central adams and arapahoe county. elbert county area gusty wind as

the storm is going to move up and out of the area. not before snow mixes through much of the day. around here, yapping up around noon today very modest snow amounts here. from a trace on the grass to upwards of two inches. especially south and eastern sections of the metro area. you have the best opportunity to get the most snow south and east of parker and castle rock. two to fives amounts as you go north and west. it's a rain snow mix for us this morning. a brief period of snow through 9:00 or 10:00. then it's just windy and cloudy this afternoon. we pop up into the 40s. notice all these surface temperatures are above freezing. even if it snows, it's going to melt on the roads. >> thank you marty. now 6:33. we're seeing some additional volume on our drive in denver.

chained up. of course those snowy conditions are affecting the i-70 drive. this is our view east of the summit at vail pass. trucks pulled over having a tough go. traffic in passenger vehicles are doing okay. across the map, radar over our traffic maps. see which roads are wet and which are dry. we zoom in and have a couple problems to talk about including a pedestrian crash at leadsdale and forest. leadsdale is what parker road turns into as y the south and west of central denver. further out east, another at smith road and 32nd. use caution headinghr particular area. we head south, crash clearing up. northbound 25 around castle pines parkway. this has been here for a while. 9 news reporter jessica oh driving around the inverness area along i-25.

. >> hey amelia. we have noticed winds started to if i can up as well as the rain. that's creating treacherous conditions on the roads. backup on i-25 northbound as we head toward the tech center now. also the backups are significant on the other side southbound as well. visibility has been a big issue as we have gotten into the 6:00 hour. on our drive here, stopped by i think near ken carl. when we got off the road, visibility was maybe ranging 3000 feet. limited visibility. especially if your commute takes you through darker areas areas with no lights. right now going about 15 miles per hour. slow down isn't too significant. definitely guys, visibility will be an issue on roads today >> thanks for the update.

fort collins. witnesses heard the couple arguing at the apartment monday evening. one man tried to intervene, and that's when witnesses say the boyfriend stabbed him. >> he said if you threaten her one more time i'm going to -- i didn't catch what he said after that. as soon as he said that, the other man threatening his girlfriend yelled i just stabbed him. oh my god, i just stabbed >> the attacker and his girl friend stay there had trying to comfort the man until the paramedics got there. the beaver creek fire in northern colorado is still smoldering and smoking this mornings. we're starting to get an idea of how costly it has been for the state. started it's cost about $30 million to fight this fire. it's destroyed one home and 16 buildings. prosecutors charged a juvenile with starting the fire.

beyond that. a warning is out for anyone traveling to europe this holiday season. the state department is asking you to be extra careful saying there's increased risk of tacks. colleen, they have credible information that al qaeda continues to plan terrorists attacks. >> if you're traveling to europe, this isn't the thing you want to hear before taking off. it's a heads up befor your trip. the state didn't is advisings travelers in europe to avoid large crowds, be extra careful as busy tourist shops, fest vaultsutdoor -- festivals, outdoor market that's tough to do. terrorists may use a wide variety of tactics along with conventional and non

you should be prepared for additional screening and unexpected disruptions along the way. this expires february 20, 2017. still a long three months ahead of holiday travel. . i've asked my transition team to develop a list of executive actions to take on day one too restore laws and bring back our it's about time. >> we are hearing more from president-elect donald trump on his plan for first 100 days in offers. he released a video talking about that plan and immediate goals as president. 9 news reporter has more on that. trump addressed a wide range of topics. he touched on immigration, energy, trade, jobs, national security, ethics in two and a half minutes. let's start with immigration

trump had one sentence on that in the video released. he'll instruct looking into visa programs that hurt american workers. he went in depth on topic of trade saying he plans to withdraw from the tpp. he'll instead negotiate bilateral deals with other countries. he wants to ban executive officials from becoming lobbyists f energy and jobs. he says the two go hand in hand. >> i will cancel job restrictions including shale energy and clean coal creating millions of high paying jobs. that's what we want. that's what we've been waiting for. . >> the president-elect also says as part of national security, he'll instruct officials to come up with a plan to protect america from sign area tacks and

he has the video posted. i looked on his website. you can see the entire two and a half minute video. >> many think it's interesting there's a self-contained video. >> that's something that people have been bringing up and wondering why that happened. they're updating people on what he wants to do in first 100 days. >> mike pence season headed to new york to rejoin the trump address cabinet members. former new york major giuliani could become the director of national intelligence. he will continue to advise the president-elect but has no plans on joining the cabinet. it's 6:40, they're the city's most arrested people. all are homeless 9 wants to know and taking a look at cost of homelessness in

listed with addiction and constant arrest. it's cost denver taxpayers more than $1 million over five years. the city says it's hoping to curve the problem with housing first program instead of jail. they want to focus on permanent housing and treatment. >> that's not the place they should be served. they're dialing with diction issues and mental health issues. the lastce treated is actually in jail. >> 9 wants to know and takes youle long how they capture how it never ends. nobody can top the behavior overdear's most arrested man. great -- behavior of denver's most arrested man. just pushing past four inches of snow this morning. four inches at loveland ski area.

this is a relatively warm system. we're not that excited about much snow around here. 80% of those totals have already fallen. that's great snow. for here, locally, not that much snow at all. the further south and east you live in metro area, the better chance of an inch or top on the grass south and east of cast million rock. moderate to heavy snow falling now. we had two around cheyenne up in that region. we had snow too. >> take any moisture we can get at this point. >> yeah. join us this week for a denver there decision dating back to 1931. come along as they help downtown denver light the lights on city council building. it's happening on 13 th and 14th. festivities start 6:00 friday. the live broadcast starts at

the building. >> weather is great for you. 16 degrees last year. this year in the 40s. >> thousands of lights ready to go a rough year for chipotle getting worse. the mexican food chain is facing a lawsuit. when you hear the reason for it, the lawsuit sounds pretty ridiculous. >> just a bit. all right. bruce springsteen fans should clear their schedule this is

. autopsy long interstate 80 and south eastern comb em -- also interstate 80 and eastern colorado. some heavier snow in central adams and arapahoe over highway 86. big east west highway in elbert county with strong wind around here. rain changing over to snow in parts of town especially north and east side. we anticipate that to back in over the next couple hours. we flip over to a wet snow here by lunchtime. by lunchtime, wrapping things up. windy and cold for the

we head into that 7:00 mark, we've seen more and more problems across i-70 as snow continues to fall. here's a live view of our vail pass commute and i-70 going to be tough for semi truck drivers. this driver pulled over but not stuck in the snow. they head through this morning. back in the metro area, plenty going on including new accidents. new crash i-76 in the area of 88th avenue. delays building across streets around forest street. this may be an auto pedestrian crash. now tacking on extra minutes for drivers thank you much. bruce springsteen fans listen up. clear your schedule this is morning. boss is coming to denver. you have a chance to meet him in person. at 10:00 today, tickets go on sale for the opportunity to meet bruce next week on cole fax.

autobiography. the book signing is november 30, next wednesday. we have more information on the ticket sales on 9 news.com and a link. bookmark that link. i think those tickets will go quick. >> she did that 2:30 this morning. >> it is marked. 6:48. awesome time to be a buffs fan. cu is one win away from title game. we'll learn today if they moved up in college football rankings. win saturday was team's seventh in the conference, more victories than the first five years in the conference. put them all together. it's more than that. buffs ranked 10 in the college football playoff rankings. new play overracking could come out today around 5:00 this

that made it through really lean years. it's neat for them to see great success before they graduate. what a great quarterback. rumors are swirling that romo could come to denver next year. a lot compare him to manning that came year ago. there are similarities between the two. manning was 36 when the broncos in 20126789 romo would 20 -- in 2012. romo has had injuries playing the season last year. romo seems to have lost his starting job to prescott. there are differences too manning averaged better than 12 and 4 record in eight years before coming to denver. he also won a super bowl.

it past the divisional round of the playoffs. interesting to put them side by side. >> cliff doesn't think it will happen. >> that guy knows. >> i don't know. we'll see. >> interesting. >> there's that. >> that is true. the biggest difference though of course is john elway. he's in the mix, right? are younn soon? even if not, never too early to start planning. we have the colorado team here to answer your questions, any questions about retirement plans, 401k, ir ash. give them a call. they'll answer questions until 8:00 this morning. take advantage of them being here. three people are now suing chipotle. not for the ecoli outbreak or norovirus in december.

misleading. the restaurant menu shows it's 300 calories. after eating hit, the three people suing chipotle said they felt too full and say calories is misleading. not much of a surprised, it's more than 300 calories. the burrito all is on a tortilla. chipotle responded saying the 300-calo i overall it's over 1,000 1,000 calories. >> is there anything that's just 300-calories that you eat? >> an apple and piece of cheese? >> maybe, maybe. >> in the lawsuit it says i was feeling really full and thought to myself, this has got to be more than 300 calories. >> kind of weird they just put the meat count up there oh well. mountains are getting much needed snow today.

. welcome back. we have a full closure of i-70 near the exit to copper mountain. take a look. live view shows the back up vehicles and semis stuck behind the crash. i don't believe we're seeing the actual crash. i think it's the area traffic is blocked at the time entrance ramp. police are here blocking all cars. as soon as we learn more about the estimated time to reopen,

hoosier pass to get afternoon this type of closure. metro drive, wet roads, much lighter volume heading into a thanksgiving holiday week for a lot of folks. drive to the airport is just wet, not too busy. roads dealing with crashes. 88 and i-76 minor wreck to the north and east. that's still in the clearing stages. still waiting to hear the outcome of injuries involved earlier issue with railroad crossing arm failure t as well as smith and 32nd. seems like those both wrapped up. >> even as it begins to snow in the next hour or two, we'll see snow melt on contact with pavement, moderate to heavy snow falling east and southeast of metro denver. did center of the storm system

kansas. we flip over to wet snow couple hours and start clearing things out this afternoon. i mean we'll stop the snow and stay cloudy few hours. after sunset, skies will clear. windy out of the north now. wins get stronger with highs in the 40s today. it will be uncomfortable outside for any period of time. rain and snow here through the early morning. decreasing day. if you're traveling east today, we'll have big wet snowflakes falling, mixed with rains at times. the big issue is north wind between 35 and almost 50 miles per hour. low visibility will be the big danger. i still think highways are just wet from here up and down the front range out east onto the plains. 30s, 40s for mountains, front range and east. in the 40s and 50s down

here. further south and east you live, better chance you have of getting some on the grass melting off as it hits warmer pavement. clearing tonight and cool down to mid-20s. quick cool down tomorrow. windy day, especially thanksgiving morning. beautiful running into friday and saturday. for sunday evening corey, that football game here on 9 nice might have new snowflakes ll that's more like football weather. finally. it's 6:57. here's a look at top stories we're following. president-elect donald trump outlined first priorities for first 100 days in office on a individuals owe on conscious on a video from youtube. the trump camp is in no hurry to announce appointed cabinet members before

director of national intelligence. newt gingrich confirms he'll continue to advise the president-elect but says he has no plans to join the cabinet. >> trump's rallies were filled with supporters chanting lock her up in regards to hillary clinton. trump will not investigate clinton related to her private e-mail server or and said it sends a message to fellow republicans. the colorado secretary of state's office says there aren't enough uncounted votes to pass the amendment. we're excited ability getting moisture in any form. as i mentioned, a little extra possible coming up here sunday

edge of colder air moving in sunday into monday as temperatures drop to 30s tail end of this week. last year we were so excited about that storm. it signaled the fundamental change in our pattern there it is. >> beautiful. >> looks like a beautiful holiday. >> it's thanksgiving week, one of my many favorite times of the year. anyone that knows me, i watch thank you cards. there's a lot to be grateful with. th us each day, sharing your stories, listen ours. my family has an exciting new opportunity. we're going to be moving for a new exciting adventure. i'm going to stay within this company, this family. i'm going to be the morning anchor at our sister station in atlanta. we'll all be connected. i'll still share stories with i don't. i'm thankful for that too. it goes without saying how

team. great friends, people you see everyday. also the talented people good morning. tragic accident. >> school bus flipped off the roadway. it is occupied with children. >> a horrific bus crash in tennessee kills five elementary school children. more than two dozen others injured. the 24-year-old driver arrested overnight. authorities try to figure out actly what caused the crash. setting his agenda. donald trump posting this video laying out what he plans to do as soon as he takes the oath of office. >> my agenda will be based on a simple core principle -- putting america first. >> the campaign promises that made the cut, and the ones that may have to wait. hospitalized. kanye west under doctor's care after a week of bizarre behavior, rants against his