custer: the truth is, i rock the boat on both sides. i have people in my caucus saying to me, "why do you work with republicans across the aisle?" i say people are dying in my bringing together 85 members of congress in this task force, being the founder of that, that is it takes that. i am willing to say of course i can talk to republicans. i was raised i republicans. we need this new hampshire bipartisan approach. i used it on the v.a. committee. i have done bills with my republican colleagues for veterans, getting them the services they need, making sure they get access to treatment, tackling sexual assault colleagues. and i used in the agriculture committee. getting amendment's to the farm bill that nobody thought was possible. but it was because i crossed the aisle and worked with republicans. it is breaking through the gridlock. part of it is it is a small group of people, this extreme tea party, that is creating the barriers to us moving forward. that is why this election is so important. josh: a couple months ago, you are very c

such questions was george armstrong custer seen here wondering if custer was a reckless glory hunter. was geronimo and indian hero? was wounded knee a terrible tragedy? was that a massacre? i found the mythology of the indian wars intruding and obscuring the answers. i think i have worked out the answers to these and other significant questions pertaining to the american west to my satisfaction. i hope you will find my answers to your satisfaction as well. in working out these questions and developing a narrative, i again had to cut through this shroud of mythology that has enveloped the indian wars, and that is what i want to talk about this afternoon. to some degree, myth always distorts history, but the indian wars are like the frontier in general, the indian wars are particularly uniquely susceptible to mythmaking. i would argue after working on my book that there is no other at stake in our nation's history that is more deeply steeped in myth than the era of the indian wars of the american west. for 125 years, much of both popular and even academic history, film and fiction, has

the state of colorado has been busy coordinating firefighter efforts in custer and pueblo counties. officials are trying to figure out the best way to deploy resources as they keep a close eye on the junkins fire. jessica oh, has more. >> reporter: junkins fire was declared a local disaster yesterday. immediately colorado office of emergency management a few hours later started deploying serv the command center of course coordinating efforts for this fire. the latest on this is we know fema has approved funding for the fire. we know that the national guard has been approved to fight this fire. however because the winds were so strong yesterday, they were unable to go in the air. wind gusts hit up to 70 miles per hour. so a lot of efforts are continuing to go on here. they were deployed again today at 6:00 this morning. of course we know that there custer and pueblo counties that were unable to know about this fire because a lot of the areas are rural. we are now entering the communication portion of the building. this is where these guys are able to reach some of the others who aren

such questions was george armstrong custer seen here if custer was a reckless glory hunter. was geronimo and indian hero? was wounded knee a terrible tragedy? was that a massacre? i found the mythology of the andan wars intruding obscuring the answers. i think i have worked out the answers to these and other significant questions pertaining to the american west to my satisfaction. answersou will find my to your satisfaction as well. in working out these questions and developing a narrative, i again had to cut through this shroud of mythology that has andloped the indian wars, that is what i want to talk about this afternoon. myth alwaysee, distorts history, but the indian wars are like the frontier in general, the indian wars are particularly uniquely susceptible to mythmaking. i would argue after working on my book that there is no other at stake in our nation's history that is more deeply steeped in myth than the error of the indian wars of the american west. years, much of both popular and even academic history, film and fiction, has depicted the period as an absolute str

the fire is expected to cross 96 according to the custer county office of emergency management. residents along colorado 165 are being told to evacuate. an evacuation center has been set up at the valley bible fellowship in west cliff. red cross says a center is open in middle. preevacuation is in place for north creek from the pueblo county line. c dot says the fire has closed colorado 96 in between wet more and west life. also closed at mcenzie junction. this is detailed on our website. >>> in eagle county the free man fire has burned about 300 acres since saturday. no buildings are threatened and no one is hurt but the wind could be causing problems talking 20% humidity and gusts up to 45 miles an hour. it's not a good combination. let's talk to meteorologist becky ditchfield about this. it's scary when you think about that. a red flag warning in colorado. >> the danger will last all day today. it's coming along a cold front which typically you would think might spark showers. well it is. it just is not going to in the areas where we are so, so dry. let's take flag warning. t

we are live in custer county. russell, no homes confirm loss but there are homes within the burns owned. >> reporter: yes. at least 1000 homes, 12 homes within the area that is already burned. not good news. the trouble with this fire and you can see the smoke, the trouble with thi dry vegetation and the dry timber. they have not seen any moisture down here for weeks. and then there are the high winds. 75 mile per hour gusts . it has been to gusty to fly. >> be on the roadblock on highway 96 a massive plume of smoke is visible from the jenkins fire. >> they called a set a: 30 input of value -- free evacuation. >> she has lectured her entire she has had to pack up like this . >> we have gone through papers and gotten the birth certificates and death certificates, insurance papers and all that kind of stuff. >> the north very family loaded up there all packets and got out as quickly as possible. >> we got them loaded up along with some personal items and were heading into town. >> the smoke and ash is so intense it

such questions was george armstrong custer seen here if custer was a reckless glory hunter. was geronimo and indian hero?

fire in custer county and we're not looking at increased fire danger like yesterday. not quite as gusty as we head it is 40 degrees rain fell in city park and evergreen is nice in court 37 parker 39 in castle rock inthe upper 40s. elsewhere in gunnison very chilly, you will want your jackets in the mountains and 47 degrees across the western slope. colorado springs 51 and upper 30s on the northeast plains. >>> throughout the day temperatures in greeley, fort upper 60s, partly to mostly sunny skies in denverrwill have a high near 73. who will see a mix of sun d clouds throughout the morning but who will see the temperatures warm back up to the 60s and 70s in the mountains and aspen you are at 70 degrees, grand junction is at 77 and down south not as warm, 10 degrees cooler and midshipman to upper 70s. sterling only at 66 but we will continue to see things warm up as we had to monday . >>> this is a future cast and yyu can expect mostly clear increasing coverage across the high country and on to the southwest. thattis when our next best %- chances for showers across the

new te tails the the fire burning in custer and pueblo county. is 3 percent contained. the wild fire which started monday. after win gusts knocked power lines into barbed wiring fencing -fpl has burned 17 thousand acre five homes in custer can be couy evacuations have been lifted for few areas. >> the fire burning near rampart range in colorado springs. is now fully contained. this fire started monday. 3637 homes evac 37 homes evacuated. the fire burned 14 acres. >> . the forest service will monitor the fire for the next tpwo two days. >> . right now highway 133 along the western slope is closed. due to a rock slide. north. and u.s. 50 to the south. >> all right. let's get a check of the weather. things have cooled off. just a bit. >> . they have. plenty of sunshine. today. and despite the fact with all the sunshine. mike was saying the temperatures were a bit on the cooler side. we only topped in the 50s and 60s. just about everywhere. statewide. as a matter of fact the warmest spot as you can see. compare the temperatures. was only one degree. 63 here. that was only o

in custer county. now the fire has burned more than 16 thousand acres so far. forced hundred of people to evacuate. it's consumed two homes. five of the buildings still 0 percent contained. >> . disappeared in the area of knox court. and just southwest of ham den and federal. if you see denny or have information. please call police. >> . counting down to the presidential election. 3 weeks away. we are hours away from the financial debate. tomorrow night. which means the campaign >> on the democratic side. clintons campaign was ready for trump in the speupbgs springs today. the forward together bus rolled in to the city. holding a press conference nearby. with several local democratic leaders. >> . now looking to the latest fox news poll. clinton remains ahead of trump. 45 to 39 percent. favor -blt. among likely voters. a one point drop from 7 point lead -fpt just last week. as the polls are in clintons favor. more leeked mails certainly are not. the campaign working to clean up another e-mail mess. with the state department fighting off attacks tonight. it trie

reasonable locality were allowed back in their home but some of the custer county still have to wait. so for the fire is about 40% contained and it has been about 18,000 acres. >> thousands of pounds of prescription drugs are in the hands of denver police tonight. they were all collected in denver's annual drug takeback day. denver police department collected roughly 1400 pounds of leftover medications and people lined up a police stations to dump their prescription meds. the goal is to fight >> better than just fleshing them down the toilet are throwing them in the trash and putting them in the landfill. unfortunately you seem to accumulate the stuff of you like to not. >> when of medications are left roundhouse they can lead to experimentation police say and then addiction. denver police say that takeback today helps keep those drugs off the streets picked the details now better shooting investigation in federal heights earlier this week. police arrested 19-year-old julian richards last night at his home in the charge of attempted murder. they say he shot another man at the mobile

that wildfire burning in custer county is still not contained this morning by any stretch. crews are bringing in about 11 aircraft today to fight the junkins fire. it has spread over 16,000 acres. it's about 25 square miles, so it would take you an hour and a half to drive around it. blew over a metal outbuilding on to a power line. >>> that might be the biggest fire burning in southern colorado but sadly it's not the only one. the freeman fire in eagle county is smaller, 336 acres, it's 40% contained. crews have helicopters helping out with this one and they're also working on the ground. >>> all right, thanks for that. inducted new members at a gala in denver. one person was honored to lived in 1875. casimiro barela helped write the constitution a sent kri ago. also honored, federico pena, also rod tafoya, susana cordova, and the salazar who made extraordinary contributions to colorado's success. >> and belen de leon was the emcee. >>> people in malaysia are taking the name of the pretzel dog. first: >> it's an uphill battle. you know, we're still down three games t game.

in custer county where the fire has exploded in the last few hours. >> reporter: in just the last 12 hours the junkins fire has exploded from 2,500 acres to nearly 11,000. strong winds out of the east are pushing this fire and smoke into neighboring counties and even pueblo where preevacuation notices are in effect for residents in the area. the fire broke out just after 3 a.m. where 150 structures were put in immediate danger. it caused more than 3,000 people to evacuate to fire continued to push with 35 mile-per-hour gusts. there's no word how many firefighters are fighting this fire, but more than 13 engines are building fire lines in rough terrain. with strong wind expected throughout the evening, the fire is expected to grow, as are evacuation numbers. reporting in custer county dan grossman, 9news. >> no doubt fire officials have their hands busy this afternoon. they will brief the media >>> wind definitely is not helping the firefighters. red flag warnings are in effect for much of our state. danielle grant is in the weather center. some places have been gusts up to 60 mailing

stop a fire burning right now in southern colorado a lot going on with this one the jenkins fire in custer county is growing still end up leaving damage in its wake greg nieto has been out there all morning tracking the latest on the fire's progress and he so greg another giving us an update at about 10:00 o'clock this morning to have more details about this thing didn't grow overnight. >> yeah you know kirk if you look behind us here you can see quite a bit of haze here in the wet mountain valley that's actually a good thing the fact that the smoke is actually sitting here in the valley versus yesterday at this time when the smoke really was traveling at a high rate of speed heading eastward just a few moments ago the latest update acreage are still a lot about 15,000 acres didn't go too much overnight in fact go so far as to say folks here on the ground said it was a quiet down. actually quite a down significantly overnight still zero containment and unfortunately we are reporting that there is a second home that has been lost overnight the 150 or so mandatory evacuation orders they say

the junkins fire is burning near westcliffe in custer and pueblo counties. here's our mountain newsroom reporter matt kroschel. >> reporter: this morning firefighters are hoping today containment. right now zero percent containment. in the distance you can see the glow from those flames. more than 100 people have been evacuated. 3,000 people either evacuated or on preevacuation notice. we have been able to confirm with the custer county sheriff that several structures have burned, including at least one home. no injuries reported with this fire. it all started about 3:40 yesterday morning, and by noon it had already about 10,000 acres. crews from throughout southeastern colorado initially responding to this fire, but they are getting some backup from type one team, who is coming in to take over this fire today. we're told there will be at least four air tankers attacking this fire from above, and hand crews, the hot shot crews are en route to hopefully start making progress on a containment here. a lot of folks watching this thing blew up yesterday. more win

. >>> nearly a dozen aircraft are going to join crews on the ground fighting a fire in custer county. it's been burning most of the week. the junkins fire has burned 20 buildings including five homes. that fire is 25 square miles containment. it started monday when high winds blew a metal building into a fire line. >>> the smoke has been making it tough for people to breathe across the front range. the haze is settling in over the rockies. look at this picture that jason howly sent us. look at the mountains, you see the smoke. >>> marty, there was a little bit of break in the strong winds yesterday but it sounds like it's windy there today again. >> it's windy especially this morning. the wind is out of t which will clear us out. we won't be quite as hazy around here today as we have been the last two days because the wind direction has shifted for us. here this morning, we started with some really early morning showers. now we have about 50/50, clouds and clearing sky. this is how things are shaping up down south around the junkins fire. wind gusts are strong in and around pueblo. we

. >> new details on the wildfire learning in custer and pueblo counties, it is still growing at this hour in the incident commander says it is thinking of 17,000 acres and they are check this out we have new images and is an aerial view of the fire from space and subpar planes have destroyed 513 other things in custer county in 400 people are are displaced and hundreds of firefighters are working to try and get that police under control. right now it is still 0% contained. but the good news is they have announced plans to begin reentry into the nearby areas and residence near north creek a the trails subdivision where of how to return about an hour ago. and greg has been tracking high winds and print like warnings all week long. it looks like it has died down so hopefully that helps firefighters as a massively try to get these fires under control >> sum of our temperatures have also died down we are in the mid-20s this morning. 25? with the with the temperature at dia and that is a happens at 28 so it is safe to say. a card and especially few live on the northeast side of town you pr

reporting in custer county dan grossman, 9news. >> no doubt fire officials have their hands busy this afternoon. they will brief the media

it started in custer county and now spread into pueblo county. it's burning in an area west of pueblo and walsenburg and east of westcliffe. there is no containment on the fire tonight and there is a lot of fuel to burn. this area has not seen a fire like this in 140 years. >>> earlier in the day we heard 11,000 acres, now tonight 15,000 acres lost. 175 more are under mandatory evacuations tonight. five out buildings have also underred and there is no containment on -- burned and there is no containment on the fire right now. 9news reporter dan grossman is in westcliffe where thousands are being warned to be ready to go, if necessary. >> reporter: red flag warnings let the folks here know this could be possible, but they didn't know it would be this bad. 70 mile-per-hour gusts have pushed the junkins fire eastward into pueblo where more >> it's a big mess. >> reporter: it wasn't without hesitation. >> some papers and pictures. >> reporter: that brian woods packed up his home just south of westcliffe. >> right up on top, yeah. >> reporter: six chi

the custer fire is still burning but the fire danger not as high as yesterday. we will continue winds primarily from the east, but nothing too much in the way of concern for fire danger. downtown denver right now we areeat 51 degrees. 50 out at the air. winds right now very calm if you're getting outside and enjoying the day. here are your high temperatures for what you can expect. broomfield 70s, evergreen 69. for our daytime high. across the plains low 70s. aurora, a high near 73. the state also feeling very 70 in aspen, steamboat at 68, and a lot cooler down to the south. 74 in lamar. yesterday we were in the mid to upper 80s. here's our futurecast throughout the course of the afternoon. expect very dry conditions. increasing cloud coverage, mainly from the mountains and west. starting our monday morning we are going to be seeing dry conditions, plenty of sunshine, then increasing cloud coverage, and a much better chance for pick up moisture late monday into tuesday. so this is stopped early tuesday morning. chance for rain, snow for the high country, and a 1

the junkins fire is burning in custer and pueblo counties. this is near westcliffe. >> reporter: this morning firefighters are hoping today they can make some progress on in the distance you can see the glow from those flames. more than 100 people have been evacuated. 3,000 people either evacuated or on preevacuation notice. we have been able to confirm with the custer county sheriff that several structures have burned, including at least one home. no injuries reported, though, with this fire. it all started about 3:40 yesterday morning. and by noon it had already crews from throughout southeastern colorado initially responding to this fire. but they are getting backup from a type one team coming in to take over this fire today. we're told there will be at least four air tankers attacking this fire from above, and hand crews, those hot shot crews are en route to hopefully start making some progress on a containment here. a lot of folks watching this one very closely because there is a lot of smoke an thing blew up yesterday. more winds like w

police were called to the area of custer avenue and hopkins street, just after 9:00 last night. officers say a 27-year-old man was taken to the hospital with a serious gunshot injury. the shooting is under investigation. is facing charges -- in connection to a milwaukee night club shooting. early sunday morning -- police say 22-year-old "lillie jones" shot a 23- year-old woman sitting in a car. prosecutors say the two women had gotten into some sort of fight inside the onyx night club, near 32nd and villard. jones is an employee at taycheedah correctional institution. we're told: she's on administrative leave as the case is being investigated. gets a 25-thousand dollar reward. peterson is the 5 -year-old killed in 2014. gunmen shot at her grandfather's home-- thinking it was someone else's. yesterday afternoon, milwaukee attorney michael hupy presented a check for 25-thousand dollars to antoine buchanan. his information was crucial to the arrest and conviction of three men involved. buchanan says he was motivated by petersen's memory. "this child was robbed of life. she was robb

but the junkins fire in custer county has caused far more destruction. it is now more than 16-thousand acres -- without any containment. the flames have destroyed five homes -- and 15 other buildings. investigators say high winds monday morning blew a metal outbuilding into power lines -- sparking the fire. at least eleven aircraft will join ground crews to fight the flames today. meanwhile, the freeman fire in eagle county is getting under control -- but questions still remain on how it started. right now -- the fire is 336 acres with 40-percent containment. crews do have helicopters helping with the week has been a real issue. with an already going on near peterson air force base -- 150- thousand gallons more of toxic water is now in the sewer system in colorado springs. the contaminated water was dumped from peterson air force base. cancer causing p- f-c's are in the water -- which is already part of a massive cleanup in several towns near the base. officials told utiity workers about the spill within 24 hours -- but the public wasn't told until yeste

the 18 thousand acre fire burning in custer and pueblo

the fire started monday -- burning nearly 17-thousand acres in custer and pueblo counties. we'll head over to belen now in the weather center. belen fire danger is one of the two teenage girls high school will be in court today. they are charged as adults even though they were 16 at the time. their lawyers want that changed sienna johnson takes her turn to face the judge today... her friend, brooke higgins was in court earlier this week. prosecutors say the two tried to get weapons to carry out their attack at the highlands ranch school last december. they say it was such a serious plot they should face adult consequences. johnson's lawyer says the cas should go to juvinile court.. also in court today -- this former denver police officer hubert 'marty' vanover. he's charged with trying to sell marijuana. denver police were investigating him after a neighbor called to say a stange smell was coming from the vanover's house. they found 2 pounds of pot and some meth inside. the former officer is actually out on bond right now -- and it's not his first time in the courtroom toda

the fire burning in custer and pueblo county. is 3 percent contained. some improvement there. >> . things are extremely dry. if you look closely down the front range. in to metro denver. a little deeper shading. we're not quite at the severe level. we're not heading in the right direction either. as we have only had a little above a quarter of an inch. of rain. so far this october. this is a month where we should have more than an inch. in either category. now today was another dry day. temperatures were comfortable. with 50s. 60s. out west. and 50s and 60s here in the east. as a matter of fact. the warm spot in the state was here in denver. it wasn't all that warm. 63. it was seasonal. we were only one degree off where we should be. 64 degrees. on the south side of town. same thing. certainly as you climb up in elevation. temperatures will be a little and we're looking good. sedalia 74. castle pines at 73. and 74 highlands ranch. >> . again not as cold tonight. few high clouds around. and 36. tomorrow 74 degrees. as we welcome in a great friday. and we'll follow that. with a wonde

since monday it's burned through more than 16 thousand acres in custer and puebl counties. thursday-- firefighters made progress on the north east side of the blaze thanks to lower temperatures and higher humidity. be on their side again. welcome news for firefighters belen deleon joins us now with how the winds could affect the fire fight. donald trump and hillary clinton shared awkward jabs last night. shared awkward jabs last night. it was supposed to be a charity dinner designed to lighten up recent political discourse. nbc news correspondent edward lawrence has more from washington washington to show us the scene. in a moment hidden from most in the room.. donald trump finally shook hands with hillary clinton at the alfred e. smith foundation dinner in new york. by having one public policy and a totally different policy in private." after a round of boos.. trump finally got the message.. this night is about fun and charity. presidential nominee "this is the first time ever. that hillary is sitting down and speaking to major corporate leaders and not getting paid for it

no one was hurt. >>> there's a wild fire burning in custer fire. it's called the junction fire. >> this is west of the wet morr and east of westcliffe. we know more than 125 homes are being threatened and pre-evacuation warnings have been sent out to those living in the area. and -- people with large animals are allowed to take them to the westcliffe fairgrounds and just in, we've learned the red cross has set up another shelter at the colorado state fairgrounds. >>> firefighters were able to get a handle on this 300-acre wild fire yesterday afternoon. this broke out near 144th and wind view after grass caught fire. this fire is 100% contained. >>> well, it's 63 degrees outside right now. we would like a little rain showers. >> not today unfortunately. we're under a red flag warnings, and high wind warnings, but tuesday night into wednesday, we have a better chance of seeing more moisture, a little bit closer to town. but right now, we're picking up rain and snow showers further to the northwest. unfortunately that's not going to help in custard co

. >> you can see custer stadium packed for the big game. >> we have a milwaukee connection to the hit show the black list. the talented singer and actor part he had in "the black list." >> it was a lot of fun. my personal passion has always been live theater. we are all in the same room experiencing the same things at the same time. but television is a different medium. you get to do it over and over until it's correct. >> reporter: he says the foundation he got right here in milwaukee helped launch his career. yo through october 30. >> reporter: cars and businesses set on fire. this was the scene in milwaukee's sherman park neighborhood two months ago tonight. >> reporter: the police body cam video from that night in >> it was a game of cat and mouse from the start. groups of people would cause trouble then they would scatter. this just kept repeating itself. hours later, days later, then in august when sherman park exploded. >> it's the evening of june 29. summer has just begun and so has the trouble in sherman p >> from the perspective of milwaukee police officers who were there, w

for people effected by the fire that's been burning since yesterday in custer and pueblo county. >> . greg nieto following this story. for us. new information on the fire. >> >> mess apbg board here at the local school in westcliffe. has been invaluable. providing residents with updates on the fire. on the ground. and in high above in the sky. they're hoping for more good information. the next couple minutes. >> . sometimes progress is measured one word at a time. >> fire danger today dropping down from extreme to very high. >> still high enough for kathy and jack to cut vacation short. to see if the fire had spared their wet mountain valley home. to take the couple deep into the fire perimeter. to see for themselves. >> . no jumping out. >> . already knows her home is still standing. >> . not taking any chances. the the local church is now her families 24 hour sanctuary. >> . we started packing stuff up. because we knew we were going to get evacuated. we got the call at 5:40 a.m. >> . not any call. but a code red alert call. >> recording that tells you evacuate or you have ten minute

shooting in the area of custer and hopkins -- right by mcgovern park. we're told a 27-year-old man was shot just after nine last night. he is being treated for a serious gunshot injury at a local hospital. police are still searching for a suspect. at the third and final debate, donald trump refused to say whether he would accept the results of next month's election. trump continued to say that the election is rigged against him. saying journalists, the fbi and the clinton campaign are working together. moderator chris wallace noted that a peaceful transition of power is onef country. are you saying youre not prepared to commit to that principle? trump what im saying is, ill tell you at the time. ill keep you in suspense. ok? clinton well chris, let me respond to that, because thats horrifying. every time donald thinks things are not going in his direction, he claims whatever it is is rigged against him trump's statement runs counter to what his running mate, mike pence, said this week. pence said he and trump would the presidential race... stirring up c

if you walk a couple blocks off is that there was a marker and it said, george custer, custer state in 1874 to 1875 when he was overseeing the seventh cavalry efforts to collect taxes against moonshiners. both of these are total nonsense. [laughter] the first thing was at the town square burned to the ground in 1929 and when it burned to the ground, somebody walked through and pulled out the cannonball and when they rebuilt it he got on the latter and stuck it out there. the second thing is that the town was a unionist town, a loyal town, a patriotic town, not a treasonous town -- i mean, kentucky has a lot to answer for, i don't me to say that, but as you will see in the next part. and the canon was fired by confederates attacking the town. the third is that custer was stationed at the depot in elizabethtown in 1874 because the seventh cavalry had been sent in both in the green river valley in kentucky but then down down the train lines of alabama and mississippi to put on a wave of insurrectionary violence against african americans and loyal whites. a second wave of what had followed

police were called to the area of custer and hopkins just after nine last night. officers say a 27-year-old man was taken to the hospital with a serious gunshot injury. shooting are under investigation. amtrak's hiawatha line is planning major upgrades in wisconsin and illinois. this comes after an increase in riders during rush hour. the passenger rail is working to add up to three new round trips a day. a public hearing on the project is set for october 27th in milwaukee. chubby's cheesesteaks is officially open at bayshore mall. the restaurant's biggest location opened this morning at 11-30. the first 100 customers are only five bucks all day. a heads up to people in the sheboygan area. police tweeting this afternoon the north pier is closed... ...because of weather conditions causing heavy surf. they say it has been blocked off -- and they're asking people to stay away until the conditions calm down. toss to weather weather frost advisory for sheboygan, counties from 1am-8am friday clearing skies tonight with temperatures falling through the 40s this evening.

operation that's expected to take weeks, if not the so called "junkins fire" is burning right now, in custer colorado springs. it has already burned 16 thousand acres. so far the fire is zero percent contained... but officials hope better weather today will allow fire crews to go out and take control 175 homes are under mandatory evacuation notices and 70 homes are under pre-evacuation an iowa trump supporter caught criminals on tape... vandalizing his home and stealing his trump yard signs... and he's not the only surveillance cameras... and recorded the vandals terrorizing his yard in action. since then... the cameras have kept criminals away.but a nearby homeowner, also a trump supporter, says vandals lit his political yard signs on "acts like this is are actually going against the main thing we hold very dear and that's the freedom of expression."police haven't had any luck i-d-ing the obama family.the president and first lady michelle hosted their final official state dinner last night. they welcomed italian prime minister matteo renzi. the guest list included grammy award winning singe

news from overnight -- milwaukee police are investigating a shooting in the area of custer and hopkins -- right by mcgovern park. we're told a 27-year-old man was shot just after nine last night. he is being treated for a serious gunshot injury at a local hospital. police are still searching for a suspect. a wisconsin corrections officer is facing charges -- in on milwaukee night club shooting. police say 22-year-old "lillie jones" shot a 23-year-old woman sitting in a car on sunday. prosecutors say the two women had gotten into some sort of fight inside the onyx night club near 32nd and villard. jones is an employee at taycheedah correctional institution. she's on administrative leave. happening today chief flynn will present his department's disciplinary action to the fire and police commission today. this after a former officer is charged with soliciting a child for sex and a criminal complaint says sonthana rajaphoumi sahn-than-hah raj-ah- foo-mee approached two teen girls and made sexual overtures.in a memo the chief says rajaphoumi violated the department's core values of integri

voting for the high school blitz game doubleheader at custer stadium. milwaukee morse marshal plays king at 4:30, followed by vincent versus milwaukee career & tech education at 7:30. the other two games are racine st catherine's at kenosha st joseph-- and whitefish bay traveling to homestead. the winning game will be featured friday night at 6, 9 and 10. balloting ends tonight at 10. giants mets..the national league wild card game.. cole gillaspie steps into the spotlight. with 2 9th! a 3 run homer..san francisco behind the the giants take on the cubs in game 1 of the nl division series..friday night at wrigley field". that's sports everybody. have a terrific thursday. we'll see you soon. it's october 6th - that means its time for buddy check six. remind monthly breast self-exam. the earlier you find cancer, the better your odds at beating it. so call your buddy today, and dont forget to do your own exam. if you dont already have a buddy, get one now. go to fox 6 now dot com for all the information. "the girl on the train" is picking up steam this week

the wild fire burning in custer and pueblo county. continues to grow tonight. officials say it is almost 17 thousand acres in size. they say the fire started when high winds gust. knocked down power lines onto a barb wire fence on monday. the fire destroyed five homes and 13 other buildings. remains a 0 percent containment. we had a few passing clouds. over all the sunshine winning out. on this wednesday. now the temperatures with the north wind staying cool. despite all the sunshine. with mid 50s and fort collins. upper 50s in greeley. you can see 50s and mid and upper 60s to the south and east. by comparison. mainly 50s and 60s. with a few cooler 40s. through the colorado high country. just a little shy of where we should be. which is 64. at this time of the year. again we didn't touch that hot record. and we stayed away from the cold one of 18 degrees. outside right now. 44 downtown. and 39 out at the airport. with an east win at 7 miles per hour. most places are hanging in the 40s. west side of town. it's actually mid and upper 40s. a little warmer here. fr

fire in custer. the junkins fire has not been fully contained. >>> another fire shuts down school. >>> protests over the controversial dakota access pipeline continue. more than 80 people are arrested. facing numerous charges. >>> iraqi and kurdish forces going after isis in iraq. areas near mosul taken back from the islamic state as troops continue their push towards the city. >>> more state champions to crown. the results from the softball title games later on in the prep rally. >>> but first about a shooting down south. the el paso sheriff is investigating an officer- involved shooting. the two suspects were connected to an earlier shooting. one suspect is dead, another in custody. it happened in security, which is southeast of colorado springs. >> the deadly force investigations teem has been activated. police say the two men shot and killed a woman around midnight and then they split up, went in different directions. police caught up with them. the two exchanged gunfire with them hours later. >>

and 19 other buildings many all evacuees why allowed back in pueblo but those in custer county have way. the fire burned about 18,000 acres. >>> police say 3 kids started a fire in an abandoned house that turned into a brush fire in colorado springs. police there say the kids were inside the home lighting things on fire when the flames started spreading. the kids got out safely and left the area but were later caught by police. the house was engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived, smoke could be seen across parts of the city. the fire spread to some surrounding brush but firefighters were able to put was completely destroyed. >>> thousands of pounds of prescription drugs are now in the hands of police. melissa garcia tells us everything collected during the drug take-back day. >> reporter: dumping them by the bottle, and the bag. denver residents lined up at dpd district 3 to drop off their old and expired meds. >> i think one of them i had for three or four years. i found it in a drawer and th >> thank you guys for doing this. >> you are welcome. >> so much better than

voting for the high school blitz game of the week features a city conference doubleheader at custer stadium, where milwaukee morse marshal plays king at 4:30, followed by vincent versus milwaukee career & tech education at 7:30. the other two games are racine st catherine's at kenosha st joseph-- and whitefish bay traveling to homestead. the winning game will be featured friday night at 6, 9 and 10. balloting ends thursday evening at brewers gm david stearns says the entire major league coaching staff will be back next season. i loved the answer he gave at today's season-ending news conference, when he was asked if this season was successful! "i don't think you're ever going to see craig or i up here telling you we had a successful season until we're in the playoffs. i mean, that's a successful season. that's what we're aiming for, and then we'll be before the season began -- the brewers were expecting a significant drop in attendance this year... and that did happen... up next before the season began -- the brewers were expecting a significant drop in attendance this year... and that did h

voting for the high school blitz game of the week features a city conference doubleheader at custer stadium. milwaukee morse marshal plays king versus milwaukee career & tech education at 7:30. the other two games are racine st catherine's at kenosha st joseph-- and whitefish bay traveling to homestead. the winning game will be featured friday night at 6, 9 and 10. balloting ends tomorrow evening at 10. giants mets..the national league wild card game.. cole gillaspie steps into the spotlight. with 2 runners on in the top of the 9th! a 3 run homer..san francisco beats new york, 3-0. the giants take on the cubs in game 1 of the nl division series..friday night at wrigley field".

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you can vote for a city conference doubleheader at custer stadium, where milwaukee morse marshal vincent playing milwaukee career & tech education at 7:30. the other two games are racine st catherine's at kenosha st joseph and whitefish bay at homestead. the winning game will be featured friday night at 6, 9 and 10. voting ends thursday at 10 pm. it is preseason game number one for the bucks tonight, meaning the first chance to see how things are coming together in the wake of the late summer injury to guard khris middleton.... jason kidd's guys are at chicago, where the bulls are working dwyane wade into their mix.... we'll have highlights this is the first day of the offseason for the brewers..... general manager david stearns and manager craig counsell will hold their season-ending media availability tomorrow and it will be interesting to learn where they think the team is on its rebuilding track.... out of contention and down three key players traded away in late july, the brewers keep pushing to the end this year, the type of thing that the many young guys on the field and around th

. >>> we are keeping watch on the custer county. it is 50% contained and grown to more than 18,000 acres. imac homes and 18 structures have been destroyed. >> you can't forget how dry it is >> there is not any moisture coming our way, there will be a different story, a couple of inches of snow possible and some rain showers. western colorado here's the view over the last couple of hours. moving in from utah and a cold front coming our way but it's not a very strong one. remember this? 70 degrees. 19 years ago today, the big blizzard of 97. 3 feet of snow, 2.5 feet in denver, 6 to 10 foot drifts. nothing like that this time around. tonight we are in the 70s and here's a look around the region. 70s across much of central and eastern colorado, there's a front coming this way. shower activity, this is a pretty want system. the snow level is about 10,500 feet ann there's not a whole lot of action on the eastern plains. 51 in the springs, 50 la junta, 55 in trinidad. even up in leadville it stays -?above freezing. generally upper 30s-low

since monday it's burned through more than 16 thousand acres in custer and puebl counties. thursday-- firefighters made progress on the north east side of the blaze thanks to lower temperatures and higher humidity.

the cliff in custer and pueblo counties. here's our mountain newsroom reporter matt kroschel. >> reporter: this morning firefighters are hoping today they can make some progress on containment. now zero percent containment. in the distance you can see the glow from those flames and more than 100 people have been evacuated. 3,000 people either evacuated with the sheriff that several structures have burned including at least one home. no injuries reported with this fire. it all started about 3:40 yesterday morning, and by noon it had already exploded to about 10,000 acres. crews from throughout southeastern colorado initially responding to this fire, but they are getting backup from type one team coming in to take over this fire today. we're told there will be at as attacking this fire from above, and hand crews, those hot shot crews are en route to hopefully start making progress on a containment here. a lot of folks watching this one very closely because there is a lot of smoke and this thing blew up yesterday. more winds li

game of the week features a city conference doubleheader at custer stadium. milwaukee morse marshal plays king at 4:30, followed by vincent versus milwaukee career & tech education at 7:30. the other two games are racine st catherine's at kenosha st joseph-- and whitefish bay traveling to homestead. the winning game will be featured friday night at 6, 9 and 10. balloting ends tomorrow evening at 10. the mets host the giants in tonight's national league wildcard game. last night's american league game in toronto between the blue ending! "oh theres a drive to deep left field and the ball game is over. horn nats" edwin encarnacion's 3 run walk-off homer in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted the blue jays into the american league division series against texas. he hit it off ubaldo jiminez. baltimore manager buck showalter is being 2nd guessed in every circle for not pitching closer zach britton, who was season. when a toddler went missing this weekend in northern wisconsin -- when a toddler went missing this weekend in northern wisconsin -- technology played a

there's going to be fire crews working residents of custer county and pueblo county. and i want to assure all the residents that we are doing our very best and working as hard as we can to preserve the structures in place and prevent any further damage to structures. >> reporter: now, a lot of roads in the area remain closed and they're asking folks to stay out of the way, let firefighters do their work. still zero percent containment on this fire. investigateed at this hour. live in westcliffe, matt kroschel,. >>> firefighters have a small wildfire burning near rampart reservoir behind the air force academy about 50% contained. it burned about 14 acres yesterday, but it didn't damage structures. firefighters hope to have it fully contained today. >>> want to get to meteorologist ashton altieri in colorado's weather center now. what are the conditions on those fire lines first of all? >> of extremely dry. but as matt mentioned, the good news is the wind has really calmed down since yesterday. that's going to help the fire fighting effort. what we really would like to