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thanksgiving, whether you are just going to bed or waking up, colleen and corey with you, and our meteorologist is here, marty. >> the wind is starting to pick we talked about that yesterda gusts will be significant, between 20-40 mph from now and thugh thddle of the afternoon and things will lm down, a few high over us but no snow here.

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this season. the home of the broncos might not be named after a bankrupt company much longer. in august the broncos bought the contract from sports authoritngerly payments of $19 million. the team said they have no interest in becoming a long- time owner and they are hoping a new company will take it over in a 10-year deal. several of the biggest sports moments in 2016 happened in rio during the summer olympics.

she says what happened was like a bad break-up. just before the annual awards event she opened up about this year. she said you put so much into something and it really let's you down, the worst thing you ever experience. she is back at school studying and training and she says it's a matter of going back to the roots and going back to the little girl who started this in the first place. she wants the right mindset and attitude going into it in the future. she says ready for the 2020 games in tokyo. if you think about it, it is a four-day event. it goes friday, saturday, sunday, monday, and now, you know, that's their super bowl. this is make or break time for the retailers. >> the super bowl and shopping, thanksgiving for some, black friday eve for others.

we talked to a professor and he said we're season a season of sales as opposed to a one-day event and he says it's all about momentum. >> if you can get off to the good start, that's going to carry through, that momentum will carry through to christmas. because it's an internal thing too. it's not just the external getting customers in. it's your -- keeping your sales >> you can head to the stores for deals on black friday, spend it inside in line with the masses or enjoy it out in nature for free. all of colorado's 42 state parks will be free tomorrow, parks and wildlife and the recreational industry office teamed up for fresh air friday. we have a link to colorado parks and events calendar on 9news.com. >> great way to enjoy that. we have beautiful weather.

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thanksgiving day, what a better day to share this story, how to be grateful and kind by using their minds. we go back to kin school. >> reporter: the invisible clothes really can imagine. >> let's put on our mindful jackets. >> reporter: who has a better imagination than these kids? >> the bell reminds me of bells when you get out of school. >> reporter: they are the smallest students at creativity challenged community, an elementary school embracing a new lesson, alongside reading and writing... >> inhale and belly expands.

mindfulness class. melissa brought the program here last school year going up to fifth grade and teaching every other week. >> i go to the classrooms for about 15 minutes each. >> reporter: just enough time for a child to sit still and be mindful. >> mindfulness is being aware of the present home plate, aware of your senses and your emotions without any lesson proved to help kids improve their focus and control their emotions. >> the school is unbelievably kind. >> reporter: a special focus for thanksgiving, a lesson in gratitude. >> i'm grateful for lady bugs. >> reporter: finding the every day things in their lives to be grateful. >> i'm grateful for my dog, holding hands.

>> i'm grateful for my family in texas. >> reporter: companies like ni mindfulness programs. >> can you think of any other words for gratitude. >> reporter: the kids are learning the concept a lot earlier. >> i just imagine this growing beyond the students and into the community as well. >> reporter: knowing that this lesson will still be useful long after they leave school. >> they will be embodying the we need in our community. >> reporter: in denver, 9news. >> they are adorable. schools in boulder have embraced this program and she's hoping denver public schools will do the same thing. uld li mifulness and deep breathing for the whole family it's posted on the website at 9news.com. marty, a lot of people just need to breathe deep today? >> and sometimes on thanksgiving day, by late in the day, you need to kind of

enjoy the moment. for us this morning, a few areas with wind, especially from now through 10:00 this morning. the wind will get very strong then and snow is slowing down here. we are seeing a few flurries in northeastern colorado. there's not enough moisture for accumulation. visibility will be limited with the wind. highs in the 40s and 50s today but it will feel 5-10 degrees cooler than wind, especially this morning and early this afternoon. the areas of light snow in northeastern colorado will be leaving early this morning and the snow in the mountains, also wraps up before noon. in eastern wyoming, it will be done by 1:00 in the afternoon. 30-40 mph winds, and we calm

the corridor. 20s and 30s in the mountains with 40s over northeastern colorado. windy this morning and early afternoon. 49 degrees today, won't feel that warm. tonight we calm down and hit the 20s, two calm days coming up, tomorrow and saturday, barely into the lower 60s. by sunday, the wind it's back up yet again. we have a mild day though for the broncos and chiefs who kick it off at 6:30 sunday evening. >> it will be nice. thank you very much.

? [ music ] ? harvest home annual sanctuary is filled with farm animals but one bird doesn't considered himself that. he may have the body of a turkey but inside he thinks of himself as a dog. they rescued him when he was brought to an animal shelter in california. he loves belly runs and a cuddle. >> he just took to people immediately. he wanted to have kisses on his head and have hugs. >> he's learning to play games just like a dog would. >> that's so funny. how cute. >> hard to eat turkey after watching that one. >> i would go with something