President ial debate. The stage is literally set right behind us. There are the two podiums where Hillary Clinton and donald trump will take their positions in just a short while from now. And the stage is set in every other way in expectations, in stakes, in suspension, in suspense and the importance to the choice voters make in 43 short days. Tonight, a string of new polls shows the race is nailbitingly close for both candidates. Our new nbc News Survey Monkey a fivepoint lead nationally, but other major polls out today show a race virtually tied nationally, and in some key battleground states as well. Some are estimating a total audience on the order of 100 million tonight, and thats super bowl level. And the super bowl is as good a metaphor as any to describe how much is on the line tonight. We have our Political Team assembled and ready to go. Nbcs Hallie Jackson won the coin toss, and she starts us off this evening. Good evening, hallie. Reporter good talk, put it this way, donal
Booth here. It is a highstakes election. Last night really brought it on. For michael alan, it was a question of making sure he would get his ballot when they are mailed out october 17. I was watching the debates last night. Thinking about this important election. I wanted to make sure my stuff is up today. Denver Elections Officials said they saw a surge in voter registration. And they say, not just because it is a president ial election year. We also s because facebook and other social media platforms caused a spike in voter registration. Were expecting a high turnout for the election. An election during a time when so many just want to be heard. 9news news. Colorado is first in the nation when it comes to the percentage of eligible voters that are registered to vote. If you have not registered to vote yet, we put up some links on 9news. Com to help you get it done. And 42 days, United States will elect a new president. If you are still undecided, here are some dates. The Vice Presid
But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. There is nothing more to know no about what happened . No. About pneumonia . Nothing more than that. I just didnt think it was that big of a deal. And donald trump ripped the comments that categorized his Hillary Clinton spoke with hatred in her heart for these working class americans. The ceasefire in syria is holding for now. It may be the last chance to save a united syria. Two b1 bombers over south korea. U. S. Air made the response. The events in North Carolina due to a state law that could funding for zika its the political season everybody is thinking about elections. Theres still business to be done. Colin kaepernick took his National Anthem protest into prime time. This time, other players stood with their fists raised. Close call for the pilot of a cargo plane skidding down the runway as the landing gear fails to deploy. All that smiles on the 49ers sidelines. The rams were brutal. Look, wev
A story just into our newsroom within the past hour. Firefighters in Platte Canyon say a local colorado winery has been destroyed. They say a vehicle drove into the aspen peak cellars in bailey around one this morning. The driver was reported driving south on 285 when he lost control. Crews on scene tell us the crash caused broken pipes and damage to a gas line, and they say wine was actually flowing from that location into the platte river. The driver of the vehicle was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Luckily no one was inside the building at the time of this crash. 25,000 bottles, though, were inside the winery. The owner tells us hes not sure how many of those wine bottles are lost at this time. Wow, 25,000. Amazing. Lakewood detectives have arrested a man on suspicion of assaulting the driver of an rtb bus. It happened thursday at colfax and miller street. 27yearold anthony mata tried to purchase a pass, mata assaulted him. Police say mata was booked on suspicion of seco
Later when they caught up with the suspects they took one into custody but there was an issue with the other. They say that suspect other appeared to have a weapon so an officer fired at him and he died of injuries. We are unclear if the first suspect was the one that may have had the weapon. Still a lot of details we need cleared up in terms of the time line. Were getting our information from Greeley Police even though this involved two officers from evans police. Theres a separate agency that oversees these type of investigations when you have an officer involved shooting. Of course behind me we are dealing with quite a traffic situation. Joel is here to help us figure out how to get around this. Heres la sal and greeley up top there and highway 85 thats closed. Within the red circle theres a local detour. Head south and back on to highway 85 and highway 52. Youre stuck there with semis and other vehicles so its going to add a lot of time to your commute. Its easier to take highway 3