a three-mile section of big thompson canyon will be getting a much needed upgrade causing detours and delays. >> what are the businesses going to do? >> reporter: many who live and work along big thompson canyon are asking the same question as crews move in to make repairs. we usually do. >> reporter: colorado cherry company a popular spot for out- of-towners sits right at the end of the construction zone. manager karen francis hopes signs posted around the store will encourage regulars to keep coming in. >> we're hoping people still come by and get all of their pies and juice and siders and everything they need for the holidays. >> reporter: starting monday u.s. 34 will remain closed between mile marker 77 and 80 until spring while crews remove 200,000 cubic yards from the canyon. the area sustained significant damage in both the 1976 and 2013 floods. >> we'll still go to estes but we won't be able to get there through this highway i guess. >> reporter: the section of u.s. 34 will reopen to through traffic in late may of next year. until then drivers can use highway 66 and u.s. 36 fo

through big thompson canyon-- will close for 9 months... to everyone who doesn't live in the canyon. c-dot will close a 3-mile stretch of the road - between cedar grove and drake. they'll be doing repair work on massive damage caused by the 20-13 floods. residents will be given permits. evening. c-dot plans to reopen the road - during memorial day weekend next year. it's still about 2 months away-- but there are a few things you need to start doing now-- to make sure you travel stress free this christmas. getting started early-- could also save you some money. to cash in on those savings you should book by the end of october. to save even more money-- you'll want to pay flying too. if you don't mind flying on the actual holiday-- that'll save you money too. but you should avoid flying the wednesday before and sunday after heavy rains and winds in northern california have winds in northern california have left... for the most part. but the threat of mudslides is still a reality- just outside of san francisco. the santa cruz mounta t by the "

. >>> happening today a 3 mile section of highway 34 in big thompson canyon will be closing for almost 6 months. it was badly damaged in 1976 cdot will be working on permit for paris. people who live and work in the area will have to use highway 36 to get from the park. expect comes in delays through may of next year. >>> time to get the latest on business headlines. >> jill wagner joins us on the floor of the new york stock exchange with a money watch report. >> reporter: pepsi is reducing sugar for its drinks baker said by 2025 the goal is to have two thirds of its drinks have 100 calories or fewer from added sugar. they will also reformulate existing drinks and wall street there was some earnings on friday. the dow jones runs 40 points for the step back -- the nasdaq rose today. young americans are not saving for retirement according to a 30 years old have no access to international pension. macy's is bucking a holiday trend remaining open on thanksgiving with source expected to open at 5 pm thanksgiving day. this year several major retailers say they will close their doors for the

c-470 the on ramp will be closed for a whitening project and finally us 34 shuts down and big thompson canyon and that last until may. if you're going to estes park, there is a detour through lyons. >> this is snow onnour cdot camera. this is us 40 about 5 1/2 miles going is mike for halloween. >> you walk? come over to our house. >> that's a great plan. depending where ou are, there is a wide range of weather conditions. this is our camera in burlington where it is blowing dust as a cood front moves through. this is our camera in pueblo. that is smoke from the fire and and these are pictures from steamboat today. this one is rain and snow and a beautiful shot of the snow in e distance. it is all a matter of where you are. look at the temperatures. from 35 at steamboat to 100 degrees at dodge city, kansas. the first time they of hit triple digits and i city and the month of october. the high today was 101. denver, 62. 65, at the airport. hour. the humidity has come up to 26%. we started a 36 which is a normal low but we are 10 above normal on the high. on the weekend we had made 80s but today

the road in big thompson canyon was badly damaged in the 1976, and the 2013 floods. permanent repairs. people who live and work in that area will have to use highway 66, and 36 to get from love lands to estes park. expect cones and delays through may of next year. >>> now, following breaking news just into the newsroom of the northbound i-25 1 i-25 1 closed in do you go land county because of a grass fire. the c-dot is not saying how long it will be closed we will bring you any updates as they come. >>> in we is very high, and this is just one more example. >> absolutely, and we have another day tomorrow on the way with high fire danger. october a known as a transition at month, we see a lot of swings in the weather. and we started at 49 wednesday, climbed to the 80s today about 86, that was just three off the daily record of 89 set back in 1991. we started at 38, dry air cools year. right now, in the mid-50s, south southwest at 6. pressurizing behind a cold front -- pressure rising behind a cold front. bob, up in pine cliff, cooler, he has more elevation. 8500 feet,

. $0.34 down and picked thompson canyon until may. if you're going to estes park there is a detour through lyons. >>> were getting started at denver news at 7, we see it every day the presidential election seems to take over our lives. coming up, how many people say is making them unproductive at work.>>> bystanders jumping in to save a man from a burning checking in and aurora office without surrounding businesses >>> the state department of corrections is trying to explain how this happened. tony kovaleski tells us how. your questions prompted change.>> reporter: change because our sources sent us an internal memo showing the state trying to hide the truth. complicit in a scheme mislead building tenants neighboring residents and aurora.>> [ music ] >> i am not a population that i would want my children or any one else's children being into. of our hidden cameras hat some - discovered outside this our guys.>> reporter: this is a veteran employee of the state department of corrections. >> we have an obligation to be transparent with t

we do want to make it clear, the public can still access the lower part of thompson canyon for fishing and hiking. visiting stores sandy's conoco and the cherry store that sells cherry pie and cider. a landmark decision from the us court of court of appeals will now stop the roundup of wild horses on public lands. the new ruling will make up the roundup of 500 horses planned for tuesday illegal. before this ruling, those federally protected wild horses were in danger of being eliminated from wandering onto private land. rounded up in order to put more domestic cattle and sheep in their place. the ruling now set the west, protecting wild horses from private ranchers who want them removed. >> just days before the final presidential debate, republican nominee donald trump is hitting the campaign trail hard. with many of his attacks today against the media, calling the election rigged in favor of his opponent and calling the nine sexual assault allegations against him made up. wild cheers from the crowd as donald trump got ready to address thousands of his supporters to te portsmouth, new

of highway 34 will be closing in big thompson canyon for six months. the road was badly damaged in the 1976 and the 2013 floods. cdot will be working on more permanent repairs with people having to use highway 36 to get from loveland. expect delays until may of next year. >>> police are investigating the deadly shooting of a denv shooting. deonta mcdonald killed last week when a suspect opened fire at his apartment complex. melissa garcia have the latest. >> i heard this really loud pop. it osha's four or five them them them -- it was four or five bam bam bam. >> reporter: her roommate stepped outside and was shot in the head. >> i daughter was standing it could have been anybody. >> the shooting took off before police arrived. 19-year-old deonta mcdonald was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. there was a candlelight vigil. >> it was amazing. he was really grateful and every morning he would say thank you so much for allowing me to have a place to wake up to every day. >> reporter: the oldest of six kids. family members describe diamante as caring.

starting monday, u.s. 34 is shutting down in big thompson canyon until may. c-dot is trying to rebuild the highway after the 2013 floods. if you're going the detour through lyons just added about 15 minutes. >> your voice and vote. the candidates are hitting for one final push. donald trump addresses supporters in new hampshire, immediately, trump began lashing out at the media, saying they're out to get him. >> he election is being rigged by corruption media, pushing completely false allegations, aelect her president. >> hillary clinton is still having problems with leaked e- mails. wikileaks released what appears to be transcripts of clinton's prepaid speeches to goldman sachs. they appear to show clinton avoided direct criticism of wall treatment in the financial met down. >>> the candidates are pushing for your vote. trump is coming back to colorado springs and grand junction a day after ballots go out, but first, trump junior is campaigning for centennial gun club on monday. bernie sander will be here on monday, at cu bowed. pushing for -- boulder, pushi

work starts monday at a three- mile stretch of big thompson canyon. badly damaged in the 2013 floods. people who live and work in that area have to use highway 66 and 36 et estes park, the project is scheduled to wrap up in may of next year. >>> colorado continues its streak of warm weather. here is lauren whitney with our forecast. >> good evening. up to a much warmer start to our evening compared to yesterday at this time. 60s in denver, take a look at eastern plains 22 degrees warmer in limon and la junta, 19 degrees different in colorado springs, 12 in akron, high country about 12 because 65 here in denver so a mild night. if you're hitting the town or heading to bed, whatever you're doing, pretty nice outside, 65 degrees in denver, 72 in fort collins, 60 in burlington, 59 in avon, 63 in salina, 55 in craig, 54 in meeker, 45 in pagosa springs. downtown 58 right now, 65 dia, cooler in the denver area. winds out of the south- southeast at five miles an hour. earlier today we were just one degree shy of for the day. 85 back in 1962. we hit 84, 3:30 p

cdot is working to rebuild the highway through the big thompson canyon following the floods from 2013. cdot says that the detour through lyons only adds another 15 minutes up to estes park. boy businesses are countinn on you taking that detour. >> they love estes park, they love rocky mountain national parkk so this isn't as inconvenient as that was. and they'll still come. canyon will be able to drive through the ccnstruction zone, i'm mike coffman, and i approve this message. service. it started with my dad. he fought in world war two, was wounded in korea. he's the reason i joined at 17, fought in two iraq wars, and still serve today. the va scandal is an outrage, failing to care for our wounded warriors. that's why i took on the va: to get our veterans the care and respect they deserve. because i understand the sacrifices they made, and i'll never stop fighting for those who fought for us. >>> just about the only good news coming out of dove valley today over the past 24 hours. head coach gary kubiak is for his former team the houston texans. about from last night. russell okune a

work starts monday at a three- mile stretch of big thompson canyon. badly damaged in the 2013 floods. people who live and work in that area have to use highway 66 and 36 to get from loveland to estes park, the project is scheduled to wrap up in may of next year. >>> colorado continues its streak of warm weather. here is lauren whitney with our forecast. >> good evening. up to a much warmer start to our evening compared to yesterday at this time. 60s in denver, eastern plains 22 degrees warmer in limon and la junta, 19 degrees different in colorado springs, 12 in akron, high country about 12 because it's warmer than yesterday. 65 here in denver so a mild night. if you're hitting the town or heading to bed, whatever you're doing, pretty nice outside, 65 degrees in denver, 72 in fort collins, 60 in burlington, 59 in avon, 63 in salina, 55 in pagosa springs. downtown 58 right now, 65 dia, cooler in the denver area. winds out of the south- southeast at five miles an hour. earlier today we were just one degree shy of our record high for the day. 85 back in

starting monday, crews are limiting traffic to one lane on us 34 through the big thompson canyon so they can do flood repair. clock lane closures starting around mile marker 78. this phase of the work lasts all week. and on wednesday, thursday and friday they'll be blasting, so you could be stuck for 20 minutes until it's safe to drive through. by the way, they'll shut down the entire section on memorial day weekend next year. a popular bar in denver's five points neighborhood won't be allowed to open for any weekend business. the city's shut them down for now. denver police cited the bar for being a public nuisance after a fight that ended in a deadly shooting early mo the city attorney has about two weeks left to decide whether to file a civil action. at the same time, the city's department of excise and licenses issued a 15 day suspension due to quote disruptive and illegal activities at the bar. the club's owner told the denver post he plans to fight the investigations and reopen soon. and we're now learning that colorado's legal pot industry had a record breaking summer. dollars wor

. >>> starting tomorrow us 34 is shutting down in big thompson canyon until may. see.is trying to rebuild the estes park the d2 only asked to administer the drive. people who live in the canyon will be able to drive to dissolve, but only at certain times.>>> several police officers on paid leave after shooting a man. we are now learning more about the man who tried to run police over and prompted them to open fire. >>> a possible missile attack >>> check out this shot, we had a great sunrise yesterday. it might even be better this sunday. it is a bronco sunrise, but the it is going to be weird to not have a bronco game to watch on a sunday. i am a big fan, obviously. man who police shot in front of a close apartment store -- kohl's department store. john martinez stole a car and went officers tried to stop him he tried to run over the house -- the officers. yesterday we told you the officees who opened fire, they both have been placed on administrative leave. >>> police sergeant for a man who looks like the sketch. police say he tried to sexually assaulttsomeone o

u.s. 34 is closed in the big thompson canyon until may. cdot is trying to repair the highway after flooding. if you're going to estes park, take the detour through lyons. >>> a new shelter is popping up to help women living on the streets. catholic charities of the archdiocese of denver announced it is building a new shelter for women the facility will provide 150 beds each night and will have a number of programs including a 30 day detox program andy on emergency shelter or cold nights. it is set to open in 2017. >>> if you drive a hyundai, the company is recalling more than 80,000 cars today. find out what the problem is and which models are affected. struck with halloween approaching, that means it's almost thanksgiving. so when is it too early to put up christmas decorations? we dig into the social issue. not nearly as early as jason. >>>>temperatures right now in the 50s. low to mid 60s by early afternoon. a mix of sun and clouds today have a chance of a few showers about a year ago, 30 ethiopians were killed by isis. mike coffman was

starting today, highway 34 through the big thompson canyon will be closed to anyone who does not live in the canyon. c-dot is closing a three mile stretch between cedar grove and drake. they will start fixing the damage. c dot plans to reopen by memorial day weekend. >>> did you check out the full moon this weekend? it was beautiful. if you didn't, bob woke up early yesterday morning and he caught this as it was setting just over the horizon. thank you so much, bob, for sending that in. that was over windsor lake. the forecast for today will turn windy. and a little cooler in comparison to yesterday. temperatures are currently in the 40s and upper 30s. temperatures will be around 62 at 9:00. around noon, those winds will be increasing, go under a red flag warning and gusts up to 40 miles per hour. >> all right, belen, we'll be ready for that wind. it's 6:10 right now. teamwork helps win championships. teamwork can also save lives. we found evidence in a recent rescue after a bad crash. we'll show you the video. >> that is amazing. and target wants to help stop the recent creepy clown

cdot is working to rebuild he highway through the big thompson canyon following the 2013 floods. cdot says the detour through lyons only adds 15 minutes to businesses are counting on you to take that detour. >> they loaves -- love estes park. they will still come. >> people who live in the canyon will be able to drive through the construction zone at certain times. >>> it was a rough end to last year's season, but it's the openinn night at the pepsi center. we'll bring a free preview. >>> tte broncos trying to to work on monday, to begin preparations for the former team, the houston tex cans. russell -- texans. rust russell okung in the concussion. anaphors down in the first quarter and -- one first down anderson's biggest plays were nullified by the flag. frenzy. >> dog killers definitely hurt. honest when it comes down to is us play makers playing plays. 3 >> we didn't execute as much as we needed to. when you get the penalties there, that sets you behind the chains and we're going to have to keep addressing it. we have to do a better job of coaching it up, a better job of exec