Dealing with and why it will take so much time to be repaired. It is expected to stay closed through tomorrow afternoon. Eastbound evans is reduced to one lane through that area. So some traffic is getting through, but drivers are told to stay clear. Give them time. Denver water says its not exactly sure why this happened. The pipe that broke, 67 years old. You can see the size of that sinkhole. It is significant. Its massive. Yeah, yeah. Evans is never a fun afternoon, but right now just find another way. Go away from evans, absolutely. Sunshine this afternoon across the metro area, but some areas could get some rain. Meteorologist belen deleon is in the 9news backyard. What can we plan for the evening . Hey, jonathan, more of what we seemed, a chance for some showers in the city, but right now the strongest storms are kind of spinning around the front range. Yesterday we were talking about counterclockwise fashion around the San Luis Valley and over colorado. Right now were starting
I70 and Lookout Mountain. We know how backed up it was yesterday. We want to get back to that breaking news. The Associated Press has an earthquake felt from Central Texas to north dakota. It was a 5. 6 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of pawnee, oklahoma. People in kansas missouri, norman, oklahoma, texas even reported feeling tremors resulting from the earthquake after 6 00 our time this morning. We have seen tweets from dallas saying they have felt tremors there. On to Tropical Storm hermine. She is bringing strong winds and heavy rain as it moves through North Carolina and virginia this morning. Forecasters predict it could morning. Vida urbonas has more from the information center. Reporter good morning. After slamming florida as a category 1 hurricane, hermine now downgraded to a Tropical Storm. There are Tropical Storm watches and warnings in place along the eastern seaboard from georgia to connecticut. Heavy rain, flash floods, dangerous winds and rip currents expected t
Nick mcgill joins us with the latest. Reporter thats right adele. At last check, dan brite was still in Critical Condition at last check. The sheriff will update us on any changes in the social media changes. Meanwhile, investigators still trying to piece things together. Multiple csi crews here where the suspect was shot and down the road where detective brite was shot. Why this happened in the first place. As Tony Spurlock addressed the media, his mind was in one place. The most important thing is dan and that he is okay. Reporter friday afternoon, detective brite was shot in what is described as a shoot out with a suicidal suspect. The power of prayer is important and it can help him. Reporter the man was seen the man fired his weapon hitting detective bryant. Then there was a chase in his rv before he crashed at parker hospital. That is where he was shot by a plain clothes officer. Someone is outside. Reporter outside the hospital, parents said they waited in fear as their children
Of i70 to close between georgetown and silverthorn. Now the area has reopened but it is still make sure you drive carefully. The snow is not the only story in colorado. In denver, the story is the sunshine. It is just beautiful out there. Dont let those blue skies fool you. Its kind of chilly too. Meteorologist Becky Ditchfield is here to talk about today. Upper 60s this afternoon. Well have plenty sunshine like yesterday but we are ten degrees cooler than this time yesterday if not more. That sunshine will make a big difference for you. All the rain and snow will be to our west which is where we have seen it thus far this morning, not a lot showing up on the radar screen now. That seems to be slowing down. So have some of the winds although 20mile per hour gusts around aurora, broomfield, 32 mile per hour gusts, with gusts for foot hill locations. To the south we have strong winds Near Air Force academy and across southeast wyoming, check out cheyenne, 43mile per hour gusts. That comb