they are way up there looks like loveland may have won this time. i think they will be joined by a lot of other places, ski resorts out here, alex, we have another big storm moving into the west coast. and that's going to be putting down a lot of rain and snow. before that we have to deal with another round of severe weather, you mentioned what happened in dallas and fort worth with some damage yesterday. we are going to move that threat area a little bit farther east, up and through what's called the arklatex, mississippi valley, memphis, little rock, jackson, mississippi, here is that big storm i was alluding to we have a little bit of snow, as you mentioned in colorado, from the first round. this is the second round coming in. going to have very gusty winds along the coast. some of the winds in see the you're rah nevada could gust over 100 miles an hour with heavy rainfall f all that weren't enough, we still have to look at the tropics, we have tropical storm richard, very close to becoming a hurricane but should stay down here in the caribbean a

i used to keep loveland every year. # inches of snow fell over the weekend.nches of man made stuff. >> later opening than usual. because of some unusually warm weather this year. >> lived in denver. no choice. you have to score the. >> were you good. i tried a year ago. >> adventurous. not good. >> good way to put it. we'll be back with more. ♪ the weather outside is frightful but the fire is so delightful ♪ do your lashes want volume or length? how about both? introducing overgirl lashblast fusion. a mascara for lashes that want it all. all at once. our biggest brush meets our iberstretch formula to bring you a blast of volume and length. now audaciously long meets dramatically full and fat. yeah, your lashes can e all that. new lashblast fusion. from easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl. why go one more round ? you don't need a rematch, but a rethink. with lunesta. lunesta is thought to interact with gaba receptors associated with sleep. lunesta helps you get the restful sleep you need. lunesta has some risk of dependency. when taking lunesta, don't drive or o

there is so much snow that ski lifts will be opening tomorrow at loveland. >> now, your forecast with sandra shaw. >> the skiers here will have to wait a little longer before we see stowe. it got down to 35 degrees out at the airport. a lot of the reason is the disturbance of moving through. the mass of precipitation is well to our north and west. this is a slow-moving system that will likely not bring us rain until maggie monday. what we are dealing with now are some pleasant temperatures, 64 downtown, 62 at the airport, 55 in easton. i told you earlier about the 35- degree low. to go up to new york, there were 44 degrees last month. one of the colder regions nationwide out at the airport last night. we saw plenty of sun today and hit a high of 70 degrees this afternoon. a gorgeous fall day. 44 downtown and 71 at the inner harbor. the normal high and low is 61 and 44 respectively. overnight tonight with all the clouds that insulated us overnight, basically 50 in the outlying areas and 55 downtown with just a gradual increase in clouds. it is mostly cloudy out there right now. the for

the loveland ski area opened for business yesterday before any other in the state.mile-long run consists of 10 inches of man-made snow and 8 inches of other stuff. >> more snow makes for a slippery commute in the rockies and cascades, i-5, 84 and 90. i-35 into des moines. wet on i-75 and 85 in the southeast. >> and if you're flying today, expect delays in seattle, salt lake city, denver, minneapolis, charlotte. >>> severe fatigue is now being blamed in the death of a star american swimmer. >> 2012 olympic hopeful fran crippen apparently fell unconscious during the final leg of a race in dubai over the weekend. >> fellow swimmers inexisting the water was too hot. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. organizers near the competition near dubai failed to speculate what caused his death. the 25-year-old died in the water during an open-water race. >> fran went under with about 1,700 meters to go. they didn't realize it at the time. and two hours later, they found his body. >> reporter: the gulf waters were exceptionally warm, as high as 86 degrees. crippen complain

is is loveland ski area, and look at at. yep. snow. that's how excited they are.even ride it out there. normally being one of the first to open in colorado. they normally open in october and close in june. our ski areas, a couple months away from opening, i am sure, especially after a d like today where we saw a high temperature of 79 degrees. so far the warmest temperature this month. it was gorgeous out there. e were well above average and we're going to stay above average over the next couple of days. even at 11:00, it's 66 degrees. it is beauful outside. a great night to be out and about. a lot of people enjoying this beautiful, beautiful weather. look at manassas, already down to 48 degrees. that's because the winds have really calmed down there. they're looking at calm winds right now. 61n frederick, 59 in martinsburg, west virginia. we're going to see cool air by the time you wake up. high pressureontinuing dominate the entire eastern half of the nation. clear skies from chicago right on down toward our region and highs today associated with the high pressu

loveland ski area was the first ski resort to open today.t has eight inches of fresh powder on top of the man made snow. and that was enough to open a one-mile run this morning. it has been such a wacky year in weather, i am not surprised. >> they say they are gonna try and open this friday. yes, it is this friday october 29th if they can continue to make snow overnight. put that down on the calendar, go on the web and check the amount and see if they in fact are open this coming friday. here is a look at live doppler 7hd. you can see most of the showers from that storm system has started to taper off. and we will continue to see that overnight tonight. 57 -- right now and 60 in oakland and 60 in antioch and 62 in san jose. here are a few highlights. maybe just a few lippingering showers overnight. possibly just sprinkles. otherwise some sunshine for your monday and then we will keep it dry right through wednesday. here is a look at our lows tonight. in the mid to low 50s. a little clearing out there. it is a little cooler. napa getting down

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it is the second straight year that loveland was able to be the first colorado slopes opened.y strong turnout for day 1. >> you know who is pretty excited to see that video? >> i do. he is looking outside, probably praying that some will fall in our area. >> thank you. the patchy frost on saturday morning not be a little excited, i have to be honest. i went outside to check my deck, but we did not have frost. we got a call from stafford, virginia. they got a little frost. but not locally. more spring-like today and most of this week. >>> right now we will talk about traffic because i think we lost the audio for adam caskey. south of 95, everything looks good. sky camera, everything looks good after rockville pike. nothing to challenging in virginia. 95, headlights northbound in the geico camera. 66 east down, you will slow into manassas, at 123, and then again at the beltway. no problems to the wilson bridge, and we are good on the beltway on the american legion bridge. >>> 59 degrees outside and your time is 6:42. a new poll spells trouble for either party this election day?

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and loveland ski area decided to open up today in celebration with that. with the storm system is that the winds are going to be incredible, gusting 50 to 60 miles per hour is possible in some valleys and the tops of the mountains could see 100 miles per hour. this is going to stick with you into the west until wednesday. >> those skiers are going -- >> it's not even halloween yet. >> bring on the powder. thank you, jackie jeras. >>> we've been doing a will the of talking about the juan williams story. he is now calling his firing from npr, censorship. up next, we'll hear from two members of the muslim community about his termination. >>> plus, would you break up with somebody because they had bedbugs? we'll take a closer look at how big a problem these little critters have become. exchange traded funds. some firms offer them "commission free." problem is they limit the choice of etfs to what makes financial sense to them. td ameritrade doesn't limit you to one brand of etfs... they offer more than 100... each selected by investment experts at morningstar

. >>> a more pleasant weather story in the rocky mountains where the loveland ski area became the firstskiers and snow borders made a run on sunday when a combination of natural and man made snow built up enough allow a one mile ski run to operate. the midterm elections are one week from tomorrow and already the hectic stumping for votes is intensifying. >> indeed. today president obama is in the northeast. he will be supporting democratic candidates there. we have the latest from campaign 2010 ♪ [ music ] >>> president obama will head to rhode island today to pump up voters ahead of election day. he will raise money for congressional democrats days after wrapping up his longest campaign wing yet out west. >> the more people that turn out, the better we do. and we are seeing strong trends at the presidential rally and early voting. >> reporter: the president's time on the road appears to be paying off according to a "newsweek" poll. while other polls though the gop gaining round, they found 48% of voters were likely to vote for democrats and 42% republicans. president obama's approval '

loveland ski resort outside of denver in colorado, opened today. first one, can you believe it? >> no. >> can you imagine skiing it is not even halloween yet. >> that means when they go down the slopes they've a little extra, you know, layers, costumewear. that would be fun. >> sure. santa always skis down the slope, as well during the season. we'll see if we can get video for that come december. anyway, check out the map. this is really a very vigorous and powerful storm. one thing i want you to notice on the satellite picture, you can see, you know, all the brightness where the strength of the storm is but look at this trail from the satellite picture, that thing goes way back into the western pacific, beyond hawaii, talking almost all the way to china, my friends, yeah, like a subtropical type flow so not really a cold storm but cold enough around 4,000 feet and we're getting snow out there. the rainfall is going to be happy at times. i'm not really concerned about flooding but we'll have to watch the foothill areas would you could see a good two to four inches of rainfall es

the loveland ski area was able to open for the season one day early thanks to the snowfall. workers have fired up the lifts and the plows were also out on the highways clearing the way for the drivers and skiers. severe thunderstorms pounded north texas. the storms damaged numerous apartment buildings in ft. worth, ripping off parts of the roof. winds gusted up to 60 miles per hour in some areas. >>> so for more now on the national weather headlines, let's check in with jeff morrow. good morning to you. >> good morning, alex. indeed, more severe weather could be on tap as we head through the course of the day today. what you're looking at here is this red-shaded area from east texas, not so much in dallas and ft. worth today, but further east. little rock, over to jackson, mississippi, st. louis, that's the area we could have big thunderstorms. you mentioned the snow in colorado. another dose is coming in. this is a big storm, smashing into the west coast. a lot of wind, up to 75 miles per hour. the mountains of northern california could go over 100 miles per hour. heavy rai

they met in debate october 19th at the fountains of loveland. day rate this race sitting republican. this is one hour. >> a special report. campaign 2010. the fourth congressional district of a presented by northern colorado. here is your host. >> welcome, everyone. i think you are expecting to have a good time tonight. i think we can provide it and make a value as well. it is our duty to provide you with information and allow you to make a choice of who will represent you in government. this hour, we focus on color roddick's fourth congressional district. the opening remarks from all of the candidates and they will have a chance to respond to questions from our panel. then we will have some fun. we will relax the rules a little bit and we will have the panel direct questions an individual candidates. after that, closing remarks. quick information about the people asking the questions. first up is mr. tom livingston. thank you for being here tonight. he is a senior reporter with northern colorado 5. next, don griffin. welcome. she is the owner a

a shot from skau, loveland ski area outside of denver where they open today and they are claiming thate the first ski resort in the u.s. to open up with that snow coming down. man, this is the first significant snowfall of the season, no doubt about it, and this is a very potent vigorous storm that made its way onshore with a trail, just a river of moisture that stretches all the way across the pacific, believe it or not, very strong gusty winds on the back side of it. just moisture laden system here so we're talking about several inches of rainfall into the valleys. you get into the foothills, seen as much as five to six inches in so far as california, and then the snow, heavy at times. we've got warnings across the cascades as well as the wasatch range into the rockies where we're talking about six to 12 inches of snow. a pacific system so it's a little bit warmer which means the snow levels are a little bit higher so we're talking 4,000 feet where the snow levels will be in this system that's going to stick with us through the next couple of days so it's not really going to clear ou

places like loveland got a foot of snow. another 1 to 2 feet as we go through tomorrow. everything's bigger in texas, including the enthusiasm. where are you girls from? >> bastion, texas! >> it says kiss me, i'm from texas. eddie, that's your job. making dreams come true. back inside. >> you all are having a good time down there, we are, too. because janet jackson says she's always remained true to herself in her music, her acting. now, she's coming back to the big screen in tyler perry's new movie "for colored girls." let's take a look at the janet jackson we know and love, the superstar who has fascinated us for decades. janet jackson has sold more than 100 million records, won five grammy awards. and throughout her legendary career, she has famously reinvented herself many times over. most recently, janet showed off her latest look at this year's "american idol" finale. both on stage. and on the big screen. one thing that has always remained the same is that upbeat energy. but while she was filming the sequel to tyler perry's "why did i get married," tragedy struck.

. >> reporter: meantime, in hartley's home town of loveland, colorado, amid the questions there is mourningecause he likes to go fast. but, then he said no, he was shot. >> reporter: what exactly happened to david hartley remains a mystery. >> tiffany hartley said they were about three miles in the mexican side of the lake when all of this happened. again, the investigation continues this morning. and there are further questions so we'll look for further updates. >> all right, erica, thank you. tiffany hartley joins us from texas this morning along with david's mother and father, pam and dennis, and his sister niki. my condolences to all of you. thank you so much for taking the time this morning. >> thank you. >> thank you for having us. >> you're welcome. first off, tiffany, i would like to give you the opportunity to respond to these new questions that the district attorney in mexico is raising. he's saying that he's not sure that things happened the way that you claim, because there's no evidence of a shooting, and they would have found david by now because he was wearing a life vest. i

loveland ski area opened its slopes this past weekend. first ski area in the state. >> rockies have been covered with snow for a couple of weeks now. all right? very nice. >> i know you have to talk about football. there were a lot of upsets, right? >> including one last night. we did go into the wee hours of the morning. week 7 full of huge upsets. first the saint, they're super bowl champs. browns didn't care. they beat them up big time. yes, check out this 68-yard run by reggie hodges. he's the punter. it's the longest run by a punter since the mergeer in 1970. that includes practices when they're on the run. cleveland goes on to win 30-17. it was three int's for drew brees and in denver, oakland raiders scored the points most ever in franchise history. raiders win 59-14. and gretchen, you probably want to for your own -- >> you know what sni? >> bret favre thought he'd have one other dramatic victory in his arsenal. it didn't happen against his old packers. this coming back to the final replay. vikings trail by four when favre, back t

before the district of colorado includes the city of fort collins and loveland. >> a special report,campaign 2010. the fourth congressional district presented by northern colorado 5. now, here is your host, keith weinman. >> welcome everybody. welcome to northern colorado 5 campaign 2010. i think you are expecting to have a good time tonight. [applause] i think we can provide it and make it -- it is our duty to provide you with information to allow you the information of who will represent you in government. this hour will focus on colorado's fourth congressional district. opening remarks from all of the candidates. then each candidate will have a chance to respond to questions from our panel. then in the second half we will have some fun. we will relax the rules a little bit. we will have the panel direct questions at individual candidates. then closing remarks. first, information about the people who will be asking the questions this evening. first up, mr. tom livingston. a pleasure to work with you. tom is a senior reporter with " northern colorado 5. dawn is the owner of a small

she is the owner and operator of on time mailing services, a small business in loveland that has beenoperating for 15 years that you dunne's more gretchen witted from the university of northern colorado in may of this year with a degree in marketing. finally, christine, who is a senior editor of the herald. to our audience, a couple of requests. please hold your breath plaza until the end of the hour. we would try to cover a lot of ground this evening. important issues that face us here in northern colorado and united states of america. we want to devote as much time as possible to those issues. if all goes as planned, and we have every reason to believe that it will, we can involve you in this process at the end. we have specific questions for you, the audience. also, we have asked you to please turn off or sell phones. that would be an interruption of picasso's time. we're going to start with opening remarks. there are timers in the front row that will give our candidates time cues. our first question is for mr. walsh courts. >> i am the only independent candidate in this race. i ha