>>reporter: rtd's ceo says the the gold line has 17. and 80% residential. >> it will affect more people in their homes want to make ssre we have a good product ready to go. >>reporter: until the a line problems are fixed, rtd says it stopped testing the g line are promising and on-time rollout. >> we are still targeting a fall of 2016 opening date. >>reporter: for jake smith who experienced first-hand a line delays he would rather than get it right then on-time. first instead of getting stuck on a train halfway to denver. >>reporter: a couple other interessing ttings we learned today. rtd says ridership is up on the a line with 18,000 people each weekday. rtd has find the contract company 1.1 million dollars for ongoing issues on the a and b won't happen until 2038. >>> new tonight, back to work today, to town employees. the town administrator in town clerk cleared of any wrongdoing during a federal investigation into how lyons used many for flood recovery. >>> it was an historic night at the whiie house. president obama hosting his fin

the on time percentage rate announced by rtd is not where they want it to be at this point. vincente arenas joins us to discuss it. >> all right. yes, there's a deadline now. must show the federal railroad administration what it's done to fix the a line's problems with street crossings. if the problems continue they could have to cease operations temporarily on the line to ating buss to -- adding buses to meet the standards. they say it's a complex problem to fix. all of this means no one can answer when the new g line will open. >> reporter: it can be frustrating. >> i mean i have no idea when it will station, shiny tracks. >> i mean, it's going to be a waiting game for sure. >> reporter: but no trains are stopping at the 41st and fox station north of downtown. >> it's like a ghost town here. >> reporter: rtd's new g line that runs from union station to arvada and wheat ridge was scheduled to open this fall, but today the rtd announced it can't open until the on going solved. >> we need a specific plan, present it to the federal railroad administration, get the feedback on

a deadline is looming for rtd to fix its problems with the a line to the airport. they have until november 5th to fix crossing gates and the train's speed control system. we have an update from union station. the problems with the a line could delay the opening of another new line. open up that g line to arvada until the problems with the a line are fixed. this impacts so many of you. we know a lot of you use that train to the plane every day. we actually just saw a train come in here to union station from d.i.a. and it was packed, standing room only, filled with people coming here to downtown denver. so a lot of you rely on the a line. but other lines, too, and rtd says they want to be as transparent as they can be. on tuesday they told us that g line can't until until the a line is fixed. november 5th is the ted line. they must come up with a fix -- led dine. they must come up with a fix. those are the issues you've been hearing about. we've been telling you about those. if that deadline isn't met, rtd says it could have to temporarily stop the train or use buses

rtd officials hope to have this departing around 5:45. it sounds like rtd was being proactive. they did expect this outage to last through the afternoon but look like they are up and in airport just putting in at this point in time. they did have 30 buses ready to go for the delays. we will continue to keep an eye on this one looks at you want to plan for extra time. you can take the a line to the airport. they did give me the crossed finger cymbal when i asked if this was good to go so it is morning but right now they are loading people on to the a line. jb mary, cbs4 morning news. >> the first train departs i can -- so nothing goes out of the station until 5:45. is that right? >> reporter: excuse me. 4:45 was the estimated time of departure. thanks for the correction, alan. it looks like things are operational. >> and that is your a line line? >> reporter: yes. good news for both. >> jamie, thank you so much. >> we appreciate you getting on that right away. >>> let's get to new york with the business headlines. >> joe wagner is on the floor with the new york stock exchange. >

rtd told us the server was down at their operations center. it basically meant employees couldn't see any of the train routes for the a and b lines so it is like they were flying blind. that is why they had to cancel services this morning. that is also why they are holding their breath because it was unusual. they are hoping all things will go smoothly this morning so far so good things just getting back into order. everything is running right time. jamie leary, cbs4 morning news. >>> happening right now comcast is out all over. there is a massive comcast outage this morning affecting millions of people in several states and then includes colorado. the phone planes, internet, and cable are down. you may want to check on those who depend on that communication. weather and traffic every ten minutes on the 4s . >> we are starting to see some light on the official horizon. we have a lot of cloud cover today. the clouds will be with us pretty much all day long. i want to show you doppler 4000 with a mix of rain and snow in the mountains and first i

he's the guy rtd uses almost daily for maps to meetings. rtd gave him his own hashtag. ridiculously photogenic rtd guy gave me his own invitation tonight. no, guys, i'll be at the beer fest. answers a huge question -- >> will gbf going to stay in denver? >> yes. >> reporter: solid yes? solid yes. >> i think we have a great home in denver. >> reporter: we'll discuss if one of the biggest beer fest is changing to the better. >> and we'll go back to a simpler time -- old timey jingle ] ? [ music ] z24qjz zvpz >>> the most colorado thing we saw today was a snow sculpture of a bike. nope! that would be an actual bike left out in the snow overnight in aspen where the aspen gold is beginning to mix with winter white. sammy tulons took this this screams colorado, snap it our way. e-mail it next@9news.com or use the hashtag hey next. >>> that makes me cold just looking at it! tonight, once again, will be a chilly one. potentially looking at our first freeze in the denver metro area. a little sliver out there across the western slope, too. overnight temperatures in the upper 20s,

. >> new tonight, new complaints about rtd's train to the airport. horns blaring all through the night. >> all night long. that's all you hear. they can't stop those horns. >> most of the rain and snow has ended around here. skies are clearing. that means it's going to be very cold tonight. we'll talk about that and we'll talk about this category 4 hurricane pushing toward florida. >>> we're back with new information abouthe pueblo county. officials say a cdot excavator sparked the fire that destroyed eight homes and charred some 5,000 acres this week. the cdot worker was moving rocks to prevent erosion. >> what we assume happened right now is in that operation it somehow sparked and that's maybe what started this fire. >> the employee immediately called 911 and tried to put the fire out. cdot calls the situation incredibly difficult and a tragic accident. each victim who lost their home. >>> some really remarkable new developments in the case of a detective shot in the line of duty. douglas county detective dan brite was critically injured september

rtd says the g-line is on hold until they fix the ongoing issues with the a-line. the gold line is supposed to open this fall. rtd shoeps to open the rail on time but that all depends on if they can fix the crossing issues on the a and g line use the samm technology. >>> we're working with a sense of urgency on this and this is rtd's number one priority. >> would rather get that worked out first instead of getting stuck on a train half way to denver. >> they are fining the contract company 1.1 $1.1 million due to prolonged problems. >>> everyone is okay this morning after someone hit a driver when a honda sideswiped the patrol car. the driver was sdis tracted when it happened and they were ticketing for careless driving a. >>> four year old in critical condition after being hit by a car near pontiac and 33rd avenue. the child was hit yesterday return running into the striet. the driver stayed on scene. >>> governor hickenlooper just ordered the national guard to help with the june kins wildfire homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate. the wind died down som

we know it's not ideal. >> brian has rtd's message to everyone who is sleepless in stapleton tonight at 10:00 only on cbs4 news. >>> coming up, school football teams are forfeiting games against one opponent. >>> yesterday the when i was one year old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on my spinal chord. but i spent my whole life fighting back. so you can imagine what i thought when i saw donald trump say... "i don't know what i said, ah, i don't remember!" "that reporter he is talking about suffers from a chronic condition that impairs movement of his arms." >>> say hi to gideon. he's a 3-year-old rag doll kitty cat. he's one handsome guy. he loves to explore and has lived with cats and dogs in the past. if you would like him to be a part of your family, visit him buddy shelter in castle rock, south of the outlet mall. >>> a consumer alert after a samsung phone overheated and forced the evacuation of an entire passenger jet. its owner said it was a replacement for the recalled ones. kris van cleave explains the new concern. >> just smoke and popping and sizzling sound. >> r

rtd says it needs to be fixed before the g line can be opened. if it misses its deadline it may have to stop the train or use buses to meet government safety standards. >> we need to come one a plan and present it to the administration and get the feedback and see what we can implement to address the concerns been expressed. >> rtd says a trains are on time 87% of the time which is unacceptable. they have 18,000 passengers which is near the ridership goal. the light rail r line that goes through aurora is expected to be opened by the end of the year. >>> 5:35 now. human refines were found in a boot at a ski resort over the summer and the remains found at al-dora is 83-year-old irwin metler. the denver man had been camping near the mountain resort. they have not yet figured out how he died. >>> a three-day f.b.i. sting in colorado and wyoming has ended with 43 people facing charges and nine kids rescued. the f.b.i. says the sting, the prostitution sting, centered on hotels, truck stops, street corners and social media apps. the years old. prosecut

rtdaad -- trt -- rtd a-line was stopped this morning. >> rtd was saying that the a-line and b-line wouldn't be running until 11:45 this morning. our photographer has station. taking a look at the map, security wait times at 15 minutes at both concourses. it's snowing in the high country and chain and traction laws are in effect. mainly for i-70 east and westbound from veil down to copper mountain and for u.s. 6 for loveland pass. if you're traveling in this area, be aware you need to have your tires all nice and ready o go. take a look at the cdot camera. and plowed the roads. have you to have those tires ready. >> you can see the showers coming ii from the west. so a light rain-snow mix. might pick up an inch or two above 10,000 feet. from denver east, we have some cloud cover this morning. we might see a little drizzle with some of the clouds early on. it's mild though. you're stepping out the door tos this morning. we'll be about 20, 25 degrees warmer with our today. there is a chance for a few showers in town this afternoon. and tomorrow, it gets cooler. denver today 75. but tomorrow, w

. >> the deadline is fast approaching for rtd to fix the problems with the a-line. they have a week to solve the issues with mal functioning safety equipment. the deadline. our business journal report rtd officials flew to washington, dc to talk to regulators about the issues. the a-line has had problems with gate crossings mal functioning, operators have had to stay at the crossings around the clock watching for issues. if rtd misses the deadline, it might have to stop the trains to the plane and offer bus service while they work on the problems. >> several big, stolen guns are in the hands of criminals tonight. no one even had to inside a store to take them taken overnight from the pony express firearms store on south park road. investigators say someone broke out a window and grabbed the guns through metal bars. because they didn't go inside the store owner friends say surveillance cameras didn't show much of anything. >> the videos show the glass being fragmented and then one rifle disappears off the wall and then two at the same time disappear and then a fourth

rtdaad -- trt -- rtd a-line was stopped this morning. >> rtd was saying that the a-line and b-line wouldn't be running until 11:45 this morning. our photographer has

we'll show you the emergency training involving rtd. >> skies are clearing here in denver. we still have snow showers, rain showers to the north. if you look off to the west, just how mild it gets, coming up. >> trevor siemian returned to practice today. later in sports, what gary kubiak is saying about siemian's chances of starting on sunday. ,, z254ez zi0z >>> this is the news developing tonight as a family prepares to bury a husband and a father. they also want answers as to why anyone would kill him. the victim was pulled from a car and shot. he was found in an aurora neighborhood last week. that crime scene on north iola in the andrea flores joins us. the victim lived there. >> this is the last place that miguel freyre was seen by family members. they're trying to figure out why he was shot clear across town in aurora and left for dad. >> she asks me all the time, where's my daddy? i don't know how to tell her your daddy is not coming. >> reporter: bonnie can't 22-year-old miguel freyre was mysteriously killed last wednesday. >> he told me he was going to go play pool

if you can - rtd strongly recomments other means of transportation.. good morning... cheryl is off this week. marty joins us, some pretty nice fall weather the last few days. both colorado senate candidates...right here on 9 news. republican darryl glenn and democrat michael bennet are set to take the stage.. recently - glenn has flip flopped on his support for donald trump... and has said that bennet's voting record - is bad for colorado. bennet says - he's confident in his record - and says he is way more across the aisle than his opponent is.. kyle clark and brandon rittiman will be moderating... it starts at 7 tonight... you can watch it all on channel 20...and liv on 9 news dot com. and both presidential campaigns - are all over colorado this week. yesterday - democratic v-p nominee tim kaine was in denver...hosting a rally and concert with dave matthews. and eric trump - was in greenwood village for a small business roundtable... today - he'll be greeley. hillary clinton will be in southern colorado tomorrow.. she'll be campaigning in pueblo. a colorado case inv

so again, it's not only going to impact rtd passengers if you're on that rtd bus route but it's going to impact drivers in the area. my suggestion, if you are coming from the north end you want to use i-70 to washington. >> sounds like the denver police helicopter may be overhead. thank you. >>> 5:36. there's going to be a vigil today to honor the five teens whose lives were cut short in a terrible crash. two of the teens were brothers. friends are going to gather for a candlelight ceremony to come support the families. that is video from the crash that happened on delbert road the vigil begins 8:00 tonight. the church is on florida avenue in denver. >>> it took 70 years but now a denver marine missing in action since world war ii will be buried with full military honors. private first class ronald bosmer will be buried at fairmount cemetery this weekend. next to his parents. the nonprofit history flight recovered the remains along with 35 other marines last year. services for him are open to the public. > about benet ramsey is suing a pathologist in michigan who said the brother kill

. >> reporter: the federal railway administration has given rat a temporary -- rtd a terrae extension, and new software is almost ready. >> this is called positive train control, and it's a safety mechanism that all train >> reporter: but right now rfa told us rtd must develop a plan that demonstrates they have a path forward to a solution to resolve the timing issues at the crossings. >> the worst case scenario is we'd have to halt operations until we get the thumb's up, and that's not in anybody's best interest. >> reporter: meetings between the train's operating company and the fra were held this week in washington. it's still unknown if federal government. >> we're past projected ridership, and it's a significant asset to the community. >> reporter: rtd does have a contingency plan if the a line gets shut down, and they'd have to use buses to get people out to the airport. in denver, jeff todd, cbs 4 news. >>> a terrifying scene in chicago at the airport today. passengers forced to evacuate the plane after it caught on video posted to facebook captured the chaos inside. the americ

it's a nonprofit service that relies on funding from rtd. now that the a line takes passengers from here at union station to dia, anyone traveling from arvada will need to take a new rail service to the g line, it's not ready because of trouble on the a line. starting next month the ride provide shuttle will stop and the g line won't be ready. the a line, the service that takes you to the airport, needs new software to help with the timing issue at certain crossings. rtd said the g line was supposed to start this fall, but not given an exact date. we've prideed ourselves in. and our determination was we shouldn't. >> reporter: because they are losing that funding from rtd, that shuttle from arvada will stop. there are alternatives available, including the b line or a bus service along u.s. 36. we have more details on those options available now at cbsdenver.com. live at union station, shawn chitness, cbs4 morning news. >>> thank you, shawn. time for weather and traffic here on this friday. good morning. >> good in happy friday to you, britt.

it's airing on the side of safety. >> the federal air way administration has given rtd a november 5th. flaggers are not a permanent solution. new software is almost ready. >> this is caused positive train control and it's a safety mechanism that all systems have and we're the first to do it. >> another extension is not coming down the tracks. fra told us rtd must develop a plan that demonstrates to fr a a path forward towards a solution to resolve timing issues at the crossings. operations. that's not in anybody's best interest. >> meeting between the trains operating company and company were held in washington. >> we're past protected ridership and sits a significant aspect to the community. >> reporter: rtd told us they do have a contingency plan if the r-line gets ut they would have to get buses out to the airport. >>> a denver police officer accused of stealing $1,200 from a suspect is arrested. how he was caught in the act and what he told detectives after being confronted for the crime. >>> right now it's 7:27. 49 degrees outside. a cooler but beautiful day in store. ,, ,, ,, >>

. >>> rtd service was disrupted in lone tree. a woman started to walk northbound along the tracks on the lincoln rtd light rail station. rtd was able to stop the trains headed in that area. however the woman took her own life. most rtd service has resumed. >>> a 43-year-old man is dead after a collision in arvada. the man was on his bike when he was struck by a car going hospital. police have not released his name. >>> there still isn't any containment on the junkins fire burning in southern colorado. nearly 17,000-acres have burned now. five homes and 13 other structures are destroyed. it started when high winds blew down a power line. the power line landed on a bash wire fence sparking the fire. crews are still fighting dry and very windy conditions down there. >>> in a stark contrast the look at that. pretty, pretty. matt renoux shot this photo. also reported fresh snow. this morning the early temperatures there have been well below freezing so it's all good there. clear and dry in the metro area this afternoon. kathy sabine i

. >> hold on to >>> rtd's new a line trains are causing a lot of sleepless nights in northeast denver. the horns blare at all hours and the noise complaints are getting louder. cbs4 investigator brian maass talked to people living within earshot of the new train to the airport. >> reporter: morning, noon, and night. the a line connects denver with its airport. but it's the night train that's keeping people up, sounding its >> all night long. that's all you hear. i'm sick of it. >> reporter: brian lewis visited denver from kansas city staying at a hotel in stapleton. >> i'm here on vacation. vacation means relax, quiet. i just want to sleep, have a good time. i can't do that. >> reporter: other visitors shared their displeasure in online reviews. worst night of sleep i ever got at a hotel. staff and room is great, said one. train horns, not so the trains. >> light sleeper, trains bother you, again, may not be the place to stay. >> i don't think we ever get used to the noise. >> reporter: for people who live near the a line the noise is a constant complaint. >> i don't think they though

but we cannot blame rtd. no one blame rtd. there was an semi that hit the delays. >>> diversity is not a buzz word. it's not a poster with smiling people of different races. diversity is about people of different backgrounds. if you walk the walls of south high in denver you'll see and hear diversity. students from 70 countries. they were celebrated today. >> we were born all this room, our potential was universal but our opportunities are not. >> equity and tolerance, like most schools it's something you need to work with the kids to help inspire them to be more tolerant and to be respectful of diversity. here's the opposite. >> equity is the reason i'm at south. we're what a public school can and should be. you represent every type of culture, race, et aniesty our world has to offer. >> it's important for everyone to know their voice matters. it is about us. if they don't know our opinions, how will they change anything. >> when we work together it's not just a win for ourselves but the whole community. >> let's get inspired

it's at the rtd office on blake. we have the one tonight at 6:00. the other one will be today at noon. >>> thanks, joel. record sales for a denver apartment complex. a i partners brought the breakers report on mississippi. copter 4 flew over it yesterday. the $350 million purchase price makes that sale the largest apartment trade in the history of colorado real estate. it's also among the highest pride paid for apartments this year across the country. only second to a sale in manhattan. the buyers say they plan to make improvements too. >>> more than 100 high school students met in highlands ranch first responders last night at the stem school and academy. students got to see what it's like to control the douglas county bomb squad and drones. agents talked about their careers, part of a series of career discovery. >>> this thursday night football is back on cbs. the arizona cardinals play the 49ers in san francisco tonight. stadium. the broncos have pretty good memories there. kickoff is at 6:25. catch the game on cbs4. >> i was right over there on

federal railroad regulators set the deadline for rtd. rtd officials flew to washington, d.c. to regulators about the issues. the a-line has had problems with gate crossings not functioning properly. they have had to watch for issues around the clock at crossings. it may have to offer bus service while they work on the problem. >>> oh, cubbies. the cubs got this far. it will be an uphill battle for them to win the world series. they have to win the next three classic. they suffered another loss on saturday, falling 7-2. couldn't get the bats going like the indians did. this is the cubs first world series in 71 years. they are hoping to get a win in their last home game in chicago. game 5 is tonight at 6:00 p.m. they have to win this one to move on. >> you have. >> to play the indians in their home. >> important to note, still not over. >> crazier things ve the texans. let's hope that it is a good game against the chargers. >> they lost last time in san diego. our super bowl champs hoping for redemption against the bolts. kickoff is at 2:05. >>> and we might have difficult time

police and rtd privaae security are trying to keep an eye on it. the a-line has dealt with its range of issues. they don't want crime to be a big deal here. it's relatively low but when you're using the a-line during the late night or early morning hours, police want you to keep an extra eye out on things so these numbers aren't that high but at least here at dia. 12 reports cases on the a-line. we'll bring you reports from other stations as we continue on this morning on denver seven. reporting live at the a-line station i'm jason gruenauer, back to you. >>> englewood police need your help to find the person who killed this bhan. a popular confer cheff he was only 33 years old and a father. someone shot him several times near his me saturday night. police have not named suspects and they don't have a motive either. if you know anything, call police. >>> this 17-year old in jail this morning accused of killing a mesa county deputy. he apparently has no remorse and is encouraging fellow inmates to hate cops is what the department of youth correction

. >>> you know ridiculously photogenic rtd stock photo guy! they tweet a photo of this guy about once a day. today, news of the meeting tomorrow in highlands ranch about proposed winter service changes. he's like hey girl, want to did to a meeting about public transit service changes? grab some coffee after? talk about the importance of multimobile transportation? oh, yeah. >>> big news today, if you watched the local tv news, it is snowing in colorado. enough so that i-70 was closed between silverthorne and georgetown for an hour this morning. depending on how exciting we're trying to make it on tv, it is either an spiral routine snow skwaurl or breaking news! freak fall snow storm paralyzes the interstate! we are dedicated to complete coverage, meaning we'll cover everyone else's complete weather event, and you can play along at home. there's a bingo card on the facebook page. here's what you need to collect to win. >> reporter: everyone needs the center square. check that off after you hear someone on the news raise their voice over less th

ride provide says this decision is from the nonprofit not the city or rtd. the shuttle has been funded by rtd since 2003 and has also had help from the city of arvada. the operator says the costs kept increasing and that contributed to the closing of the line as well as soon to be opening gold line. if you have unused tickets you can get a refund. go to the that is the a line shuttle. >>> we expect the broncos defensive coordinator to be back at practice. philips is recovering from a hit by melvin gordon. you may have seen this during the game sunday afternoon. philips hit his head after he went down. he was evaluated at the hospital, has been released, and wish him the best. >>> a 3-2 victory for cubs dreams alive. the cubs scored three runs in the 4th inning hanging onto win game five, the first world series victory at wrigley since 1945. this has been a long time coming. the series will move back to cleveland where it started. the indians hope to win one more to claim the crown and win the first world series since 1948. cubs are looking to erase 108 years

. >>> denver seven has been tracking problems on the rtd a- line between union station and dia. >> most of you know about the break down and delays but few know about the crime rates at stations and on board the train. jason gruenauer has the new report. >> reporter: good morning, denver seven sustaining ob when it comes to things happening on the train and also the platform and at the station. we don't want to alarm you. these numbers are still relatively low but since it opens in april we're talking about 55 plus incidents or crimes that were reports. those range all the way from thefts out of a vehicle maybe that was parked or left at stations all the way up to a sexual assault. it turns out being on bo safest places to be. only one citation and that was for someone who didn't have a ticket. we're diving deeper into to the numbers and hop on board the a- line and make stops and break down how rtd and police are trying to keep you safe. lye at union station, jason gruenauer, denver7 news. >>> right now police are asking for your help after a well- someone shot 33-year old nick louis m

. >>> if you take the commuter rail rtd says be put on hold until they fix ongoing issues with a-line. it's supposed to open this fall but rtd says they are planning to open the rail on time but it depends on if they can fix the issuee on the a-line since both lines use the same technology. >> we're working with a sense of urgency on this and this is our number one priority. >> we want to make sure that we have a good product ready to go contract company $1.1 million all due to the prolonged problems there. >>> the topptwo presidential candidates debate tonight. >> this in las vegas. hillary clinton is prepping for the debate while donald trump remains on the campaign trail stopping in colorado springs and grand junction yesterday. trumm continues to say the media is helping rig the election against him. >> they have rigged it from the beginning by telling totally false stories. most recently about phony allegations where i've been under constant attack. >> on tuesday the president whining and make his case to get votes". you can watch the debate tonight on denver seven at 7:00. >>> p

tonight a cbs4 investigation, brian maass asks rtd what it plans to do about the noise complaints from the new airport train. >> reporter: the train to the airport was supposed to be quiet. >> all night long that's what you hear, and i'm sick of it. every crossing. >> i don't think we'll get used to it. >> reporter: all night long. >> if i was waking up every night at 2:00 in the morning by a train i'd be frustrated too. >> reporter: what rtd hopes will fix the problem. >> be patient, we know it's not ideal. >>> it is time to take a look at what's making news on wall street before the opening bill. >> jill wagner has your moneywatch report this morning. hi, jill. >> reporter: good morning. rising oil the markets higher. the dow rose 112 points yesterday, the nasdaq jumped 26. futures are pointing to a lower open. samsung says it's trying to figure out why a replacement galaxy phone started to smoke on a flight. the plane was still at the gate. the phone's owner said he turned the phone off, put it in wants workers to spend time with their family and will close on thanksgiving. >>> a ma

rtd wants to invite you to for winter 2016 into winter 2017. they just want your feedback on how to improve so highlands ranch and two tomorrow in denver. that's good news if you take those rails and you see improvement somewhere. i-70 heading to the airport, we're seeing a couple headlights, no major congestion and across the metro area, no major accidents so we'll keep our fingers crossed it stays like that. there all right, thank you much, 5:52. >>> love woody, >> yes. >> you can wear your love for toy story on your feet, even if you're all grown up. >>> yes, yes, we know, it's still the very beginning of fall but is not stopping some folks in the high country to stop winter. the snow is running at loveland and copper look at the process from last year. loveland hopes to open before the end of october and copper mountain said you can hit the slopes octobered. they're usually among the first to start the season, overnight temperatures low enough to start making it and mother nature is providing a little of her own. >> i'm sure "a" basin will

both parties are waiting to resolve the issue, while rtd focuses on getting the new g line open before the end of the year. >>> when a project is 1.7 billion dollars over budget and years behind, crews are calling current progress good news. we're seeing the va hospital in aurora today. the army core of engines there's power throughout the site and finishing touches like desks, counter and fixtures are on their way into the building. construction should be done by early 2018 with some buildings down sooner says a spokesperson. >> there's various stages of completion for parts of project allowing a staggered turnover from the facility to the department of veterans affairs. >> the hospital fell behind when the original designer projects solely for looks. it will army core of engineers took over the project nearly two years ago. >>> today people at hundreds of locations in colorado turned in their unused drugs. it's not safe to dispose of drugs in the home's trash orb flushing them into the -- or flushing tm pueblo -- fire evacuated families were allowed to go home. the fire has burned al

. >>> developing tonight a potentially big blow for rtd's trouble a line. why the service could end next week. >>> >. and a terrifying escape for american airlines passengers. a roaring fire after a failed take off. >>> and a mom gives birth to a boy but goes home with a baby girl. why it took five months for the hospital to fix the mistake. >>> and warm and dry conditions right now, and we di wildfire early. ron is reporting 59 in southwest lone tree and says you can still smell the smoke. >>> and cj anderson, what's the time is running out for that train to the plane. a temporary permit to operate expires in one week, and there's a chance the a line could shut down november 5th. our jeff todd has been looking into the issue, and jeff, it's a safety matter. >> reporter: the problem is this right here. there are crossing guards every time the train has to go through this intersection because the software isn't meeting federal regulations. this isn't just a problem for the a line right here, it's al through westminster, and but the brakes on the g line bette

rtd has an app called transit watch. you can file a poliie report, directly for help. so far 6000 people have signed up. live in stapleton, arc stewart. >>> statistics do not include union station itself because it also services amtrak. bar to bar with a drink in your hand in fort collins. a local developer a group of bar owners taking the idea the % city council. they want a regulated entertainment district with boundaries and extra security. ten counties across colorado are already doing the. >>> new video shows the moments five inmates overdose on suspected crack podein and the denver channel. this shows deputies calling for inmates sick and in pain downstairs minutes later others woke up. they think the crack cocaine was smuggled in by another inmate. >>> the creepy clown trend isn't just frightening parents, also taking a toll on people who make a living as clouds. longmont resident has been a professional clown for many years she brings a sick -- and alss to birthday parties. all this negative publicity is heartbreaking. >> it makes us angry. more than anything i

and, tracy, also rtd bus routes peablghted with this as well. >>reporter: morning the impacted by these accidents. we also have a second rollover to report, but another bad accident. we're looking from sky 9 at sheridan and jewel. this is closing down that intersection reportedly a t- bone accident, and reports still trying to get people out of those vehicles. so a very bad accident, sheridan and jewel this morning, closing that intersection. if you are headed that way, you may need to find an alternate route as well. we've had some really bad, unfortunate accidents so far this morning. this accident that we're watching now we'll continue to give you morning. you see the crews there as well. but also that accident on washington and 50th, like vitta was mentioning, you're going to want to avoid washington if you can this morning with that intersection closed. also now another rollover being reported on 29th and quebec. so we've had two rollovers already this morning and a very bad t-bone accident down at sheridan and jewel. cheryl. >> i guess eve

showing rtd buss straining to make a right hand turn. because a truck pulling equipment is in the way. look at the white car. that driver even has to back up to make room for the swerving buss. here you see the truck scraping the equipment down the sidewalk. amom and her child just feet we did get app update from public works tonight. they're investigating any damage sidewalks in the area. whether the driver was acting on his own. outside of the construction project. we'll keep you posted. >> . found dave fraser. are you on the list. >> maybe next year. low to mid 60s. outside right now. clouds continue to spill over the mile high city. humidity low. so not a lot of rain under way. just yet. that will change over night. 58 and 57 officially. at the airport. 54 down in parker. slip to 49. down in the castle rock area. 55 in greeley. ten cooler up in estes park. and 44 in james town. georgetown. as we look into the southeast corner. still hanging onto a few 60s there. 50s out west. with cooler 30s already showing up in the mountains. cold

the rtd said allow extra time to travel on the a line. >> and what a morning to be delayed. here is our camera showing the moisture on the land. we are falling into fall hovering above the freezing mark waking up to a 22 degrees temperature drop. lots of people are dealing with fog so safe travels to everybody. thanks for joining us us. i >> and i am alan gionet. >> let's get right to ashton who has good news down the road. >> right now it is a bit wet with light drizzle coming down which is typical whenever we have fog in place. i think we will have at least some fog to deal with and as we have been talking about, it is chilly. this is the comparison from yesterday when many of us who compared to where we are 23 degrees colder in westminster. so our actual temperatures are in the lower to middle 30s at this time with 37 in englewood and 36 in lakeland. coming up we will take a look at the weekend forecast. right now let's get a check on the traffic. here is joel. >> you'll notice the cooler temperatures and how wet the roads are. watch out for you can see we have got lots o

scheduled to open sometime in the fall rtd says. we checked the calendar, and fall lasts until sometime in december, apparently. >>> we'll return to history colorado in just a bit. brandon and i take you behind the scenes. here you go, steve. >> i'm anxious, it looks like you're on a field trip. the new g-line means quite a few changes in arvada. some things will stay the same. >> it needs to see something consistent in all those pictures. >> reporter: >> the photos that made us brace our inner historical ner money and awarenessor breast cancer buthis is also about a pictures from before and after hurricane on the southern side of the peninsula. >> tracking another hurricane, and a cool front in colorado. cooler air already starting to move in. we're sitting in the mid-60s now. we have current readings around billings and rapid city in the mid-30s. there is not a lot of kitchen coming in with this -- moisture coming in with this system but there is isolated shower, thunder and lightning coming across the foothills as well. that's go

. >>> rtd has one week federal deadline and make progress on dealing with malfunctioning equipment on the a-line. meet with federal railroad regulators to discuss solutions. the agency and denver transit partners are under pressure to deal with crossing gates that don't function properly. the federal railroad administration says rtd has until november 5th to show it >>> do you have questions about the ballot, including what to do if you mess up on a vote? we have an expert with the answers next. >> and a woman who walked away with something that wasn't herself found herself with >>> with 10 days left before the election, more than half a million coloradans have already voted. as of friday, more than 697,000 mailed ballots have been returned. among those, 38% of the ballots came from registered democrats. 25% voters. early voting continues through november 8th. ballots must arrive at your county clerk and recorder's office by 7:00 at night. mail your ballots no later than november 1st. after that, drop it off in person. >>> voters in denver county alone have returned more than 77,000 b

details on the warning rtd go that could have prevented >>> welcome back. there is so much sunshine. downtown denver, plenty of sun to go around. have the sunglasses handy if you're stepping out the door. this is going to be a no complaints kind of forecast until about monday. 70s, low 80s today. very great weekend to get outside and enjoy this beautiful >>> university of colorado student acquitted of murder charges. a boulder county sure cleared him yesterday. he stabbed another student to during a brawl outside a downtown bar. prosecutors say the victim did not deserve to die, but the jury found there wasn't enough evidence to prove sureman wasn't trying to defend himself. >>> rtd has raised concerns three years before it started running. that's according to e-mails obtained by our partners at the denver post. one of these could have prevented this. stuck on a bridge because of lightning. the contractors could have installed a device that could have cut back on power hits. >>> pot in our state is reaching new heights. its potency is some of the highest in

what is rtd doing and local police doing to keep you safe? first of all only one issue is reported on the train itself. coming up at 6:30 we'll dive into security protocols and ppocedures and what they're doing to keep you safe. reporting live on the a-line i'm jason gruenauer, back to confrontation in centennial monday morning. he was wondering through a neighborhood slashing tires and yelling he owned the streets. a homeowner came outside to confront him. both men fired at each other but only this man was hit. he faces a long list of charges including felony menacing. >>> police say they broke up a murder for hire plot the two people facing a judge in denver. the two men to hire a hit man who turned out to be an undercover police officer. >>> police say michael shot his neighbor for smoking in the stairway of an apartment building. he's ffcing multiple charges now. vote, the republican party won last night's vice presidential debate. as of 3:00 this morning readers graded republican mike pence as a b minus. tim kaine had a c-minus. % many p

rtd has until november 5 to get it working. will happen next, if that deadline is met, that it also applies to the beeline. >>> this is not what parents wa because the academics are not up to par. denver public schools is looking into greeley elementary, open montessori, embassy elementary in northwest denver, and west early college high school, the 4 schools are under a quality review because they all scored poorly for school performance. >>> a lot of people are talking about controversy at the lilac hill hla lafayette. some homeowners claim pesticides mandated by the ho a are making the pets sick. the pesticide program but they have not been able to. the president says, residents knew it was a covenant control community before they purchase homes, and one of the covenants requiree them to maintain attractive landscaping. he says it is standard business practice to use pesticides to prevent weeds, and they follow state law. neighbors say they would be willing to pay more for an organic solution to that weed issue, but so far t

we have a problem with the university of colorado "a" line but nothing to do with rtd. a truck struck a crossing arm at anticipate 30-minute delays. the the reason trains are running every 30 minutes and are doubled, trying to accommodate more riders because of the problem. only track 2 is currently in operation. getting out across 225 and parker, there's the volume and lower visibility. we've got a crash in that part of town across side streets dayton and oxford. corey? >> amelia thank you. >>> flu season is here and if recommends the shot. it's the only option for kids. everyone six month us and should get the flu shots. there's the same short, same vaccine, just different dosages. there's what some consider a normal dose for six months to adult. then there's a higher dose, recommended for elderly adults with weaker the and may not be able to fight the flu off as easily. they're in high demand so better to get one sooner than later. >> because there's going to be a lot less demand for flumist, there will be more demand for injection credibilitiable form of flu and may

what rtd is saying they brought up three years ago about the design of the train to the plane. >> a big story that a lot of people are interested in. turns out there may have been a fix that could've happened years ago but the contractors of what it and now we have all these problems. we'll have more not coming up for you tonight at 9:00. see you tonight at 9:00. donald trump and congressman coffman would punish women. and coffman tried to redefine rape to mean only forcible rape. in coffman's bill, victims who were drugged, even minors, victims of statutory rape, would not be considered rape victims. ?? this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants -- a managing director of an art bazaar from austin, texas... a copywriter from los angeles, california... and our returning champion, a consulting engineer from virginia beach, virginia... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek!

federal funding will help rtd plan its next move in the denver area. congresswoman announced the 1.35348 dollar grant today s corridor. between downtown denver. and aurora. it could be a template for planning all future non-rail corridors. through the metro area. >> . you probably seen these yard signs around the area. right here. hard to miss the teal bear and yes on 4 b. >> . what 4 b is. and what it means for you. >> . on street corners. at intersections. them. the 4 b pink yard signs. with that adorable bear. what is this ballot measure. how much will the sales tax cost. >> . generates a lot of support. for nearly 3 hundred organizations. >> . the money goes to places like his. 4 b isa tax that funds art and culture venues in 7 counties. ranging from large tourist attractions. like the art museum to smaller places right now we're at about 3.8 million dollars. that comes to the gardens. >> this tax has been around for nearly 30 years. it's not a tax increase. but a renewal. for every ten dollars you spend. one penny goes to the arts. if approved. it

. >>> if you use the rtd b line, you may need to find another way home. operational difficulties forced suspension of b line service. bus shuttles are carrying passions between the stations. rtd hasn't said when service will be restored tore what's causing the problems. the b -- restored or what's causing the problems. the b line opened 25th. >>> the rockies said his departure was a resignation, although twice' contract expired the end 6 the season. the rockies -- end of the season. the rockies actually outperformed some expectations in 2016 posting a 75-87 record finishing third in the nl west. >> so long, walt. time to find a new manager. >> sounds like he had some frustrations, too and there's a whole lot more to the story. >>> broncos head coach gary kubiak has all kinds of happy problems on his hands in many ways. >> yeah, in many ways. >> today he indicated starting qb trevor siemian may not practice much this week. em injured his nonthrowing shoulder -- he injured his nonthrowing shoulder in the game with the buck nearlies. >> it happened late in t

. >> rtd's commuter rail including the a-line train every commuter railroad in the nation is supposed to have this neck nolg in place by the -- technology in place by the end of 2018. >>> the police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man in oklahoma has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. officer shelby stood silent in court today, charged in the death of terrence crutcher. prosecutors say shelby overreacted when she >>> a kentucky daycare under fire after some of its workers hit kids before letting them eat. two male employees created the game called smack for a snack. they had kids line up to be hit with a rural to get their yogurts. two of the children showed noticeable bruises. police cited one worker with second degree assault. >>> the da approves a device that could be a real life-changer for millions of people. >> the >> ton was cloud control out there this afternoon. and coming up on live doppler 4,000, we'll show you some thunderstorms and >>> a new device could change the lives of millions with type was just approved by the fda to monitor and administer insulin. ka

we know it is not ideal. >> rtd says going back to buses at night would be a legisticcal nightmare. they are asking for patients until a -- legistical nightmare. >>> a man was hit by a hit and run driver and he has been in a comaa. i kept if touch with his family. i spoke to -- coma. i kept in touch with his family. i spoke to tim last week. of a miracle. >> tim albo has come a long way. >> good boy. >> the 32-year-old man works at the k-9 rehab and conditioning group helping with everything from maintenance to swimming and conditioning. tim's job is the icing on the cake after a recovery from a life-changing accident 6 years ago. >> i got ran over. i came back bigger and stronger. >> reporter: in october of 2010 tim had been walking near he was in a coma for 13 days and not expected to live. we spoke to tim six years ago. >> the change is remarkable. countless hours of rehab. he speaks confidently. put on 60 pounds and still has a sense of humor. >> oh, man! [ laughter ] >> oh. >> you are getting strong, buddy. >> i don't stop, dude. >> reporter: that drive has helped him lais stor

rtd has until november 5th to get it working. officials have not said exactly what will happen next if the deadline is not met. the deadline also applies to the beeline. >>> shocking news for parents. for denver public schools could be closing their doors because the academics aren't up part. they are looking into greenlee elementary and west denver montessori and ends the elementary in north dash-n -- in northeast denver and west early college high school. the four schools are now under quality review because of the all scored poorly for school enrollment. >>> we are nine days until election day. and we're taking a closer look at some of the statements of the candidates are making on the campaign trail. investigation into hillary clinton's e-mail server and hillary clinton's attack on donald trump's ability to be commander-in-chi. >> he was asked if he would defend our allies. he said first he would want to know if they made any payments to us. >> are treated with nato says an attack against one is considered an attack against a