colleen ferrara will join us and what people can and can't do. >> reporter: private guards are brought in and they not give you the ticket. people you talk to have a different story, a different memory, a different impression. they love to shop. the private security firm will implement safety and security plan in place, helping out the police officers in here. they won't be armed. they won't have the authority to arrest or ticket people and will be extra people, helping with endorsement and it will be a good day. >> too much bad prep. >> think it's a d >> you have some people saying they never had a problem down here and feel safe and going to lunch or shopping. everyone will have a different opinion and will private security guards help the situation? that is for you to decide. will it be safer because of the aggressive behavior will continue. >> it looks like people won't feel all that safer, according to the poll. >> it's been going back and forth and originally it said, you know, 100% "doesn't affect me." now "no, i won't feel safer." we felt like how we have never felt, like, unsa

colleen ferrara is joining us. other fatal accidents have happened at the crossing. >> reporter: that's what i have been reading. there was a fatal crash in that the utilities commission approved a plan to have safety signals installed on county road 32. they will cost $270,000 and will take up to six months for them to be installed. steven and christy miller were driving their four young daughters to church in june when the collision happened. the only survivor was one of their daughters. she is still recovering. back in june, the colorado department of transportation said that very crossing had warning systems. they were waiting on county approval to make those improvements. a commissioner asked the staff to report back and they say it's problematic. other disagreed on monthly reports. there is a public hearing and don't know if >> colleen, thank you. >>> we're learning more about a fire that burned over 2,000 acres and the fire south. it started southeast of agate around sunset, east of 470 where it turns toward

colleen ferrara joins us. today they will announce a plan to make it safer down there. >> reporter: we have been hearing about that 240-step plan, and today, it's taken step further, introducing this private security firm to make this feel safer. the 16th street mall has restaurants, people walking out here, street shows, all sorts of things to keep people entertained but on the spectrum, you have unsavory or not-so-family-friendly activities. it was so shocking it happened out here. a man walk on 16th street mall hitting people with a pvc pipe. we later found out much more about him but that's the image a lot of us say, gosh, has it really reached this point? denver police added more officers but today, we'll see security taken one step further. the downtown denver partnership committed $1 million in private fundfo including private security for the first time. the guards won't be armed or have the authority to ticket people or arrest people, but they will be extra eyes to help people out, enforce the laws ou

colleen ferrara has been died. one person has been arrested, but they're looking for the in this and that's what they're looking for at this time. you have someone killed in a hit-and-run and someone with a learning permit probably shouldn't have been driving and you have an issue that's becoming an issu is here in colorado, there's a law that requires a licensed driver over age 21 to be in the car with the driver who only had a driver's permit and police don't know who was in the car. drag racing has been an issue and this is from the scene sunday evening and this happened around 9:00 p.m. and killed by a car. eventually police arrested a 17- year-old from denver, booked for investigation of vehicular homicide and hit-and-run. police really need your help, saying another car, a black sedan, and that driver may have been involved and were a lot of witnesses. if you saw someone driving. one side you have a neighbor and another side, businesses, could have surveillance video that could help pinpoint and track the mom

rtd is debuting buses and colleen ferrara is getting a preview. it is amid some security problems at the mall. >> reporter: and some of the shut unless the next few weeks making the way along the mall. they're free, and free is for me, right? they're battery-powered, cruising on sixth street mall. what's up credible is that 45,000 people use this every day and in a given year, 14 million people use it. thank you for joining us. a lot of new things are added. why new buss? >> well, our fleet is 16 years old and we have over 200,000 miles on each bus so it's time to replace them. also the transit mall is a vital connector and want to keep the investments current. >> we talked a little bit about the security guards added partnership, putting in private funds to welcome more people and change the image of 16th street mall. how do you keep a bus like this safe around the mall? >> we have transit police throughout our system and cooperate with a city and hall. >> new bus, new security, a lot of new amenities because attractions of downtown denver. if yo

i'm colleen ferrara. happy friday. here's a look at what's happening on channel 20 for 9news at 8:00 a.m. donald trump now doubling down on controversial statements he made earlier this week. what hillary clinton is targeting trump for now. >>> and walmart rolling out deep fried twinkies. we will tell you where you can corey has them set in her phone to get them on wednesday. >>> and 9 aibdz is -- neighborhoods is visiting loveland this week. we are going to go to marty and amelia for a check of weather and traffic. good morning, guys. >> good morning. such a busy second half of our morning drive. actually got two closures right now. we are going to start off on us- 36 where westbound the highway is closed at mccaslin due to a serious crash that happened as you go up and over the hill and drop into boulder. south boulder road is a ea highway 93 remains open and very, very light trafficwise but the backups leading up to this closure 5 miles per hour, huge delays and then up to the north we are still closed on the fronta