we're working on getting those details for you, but right now, you're loooing at a live look at the airway motel where police are focusing their efforts following a shooting that happened just before three this morning. reporting live along east colfax. i'm denver police looking for several suspects who carjacked a person at gunpoint. the victim was hit by one of the suspectssbut the crooks stole a black camry and later ditched it. it was found a few blocks away. the suspects are on the run this morning. it is 7:0 # -- 7:01. weatherwise, very pleasant. we are seeing some of the remnants of the storm that extremely impacted the pacific northwest. some increasing cloud coverage to the southeast. here's a view right now, downtown denver at 51 degrees. 58 out at the airport where 3 winds currently are from the this afternoon mainly for the southern portion of the state, but temperatures all across the front range, well above average. 80s both saturday and sunday, the cool down will comm but not until next week. get out and enjoy it, it will feel a lot like summer. 81 in denver, greeley boulder a. mix of sun and clouds. plenty of sunshine throughout the day. we have fire weather watches in effect. i'll bring that to you and the 7-day forecast in just a bit: we are on fire watch, watching a trio 22 homes have been destroyed. hundreds are being forced to ?vacuate at the lake. nevada's governor has declared a state of emergency while hundreds of firefighters try to get the fire under control. so far it has scorched more than 2000 acres. firefighters were quick to get a handle on a wildfire that came dangerously cse to some homes in douglas county yesterday. this was east of parker road. the fire scorched about 30 that's good news. this is the second brush fire in the same area in just a few days. on thursday, a 30-acre fire charred a hillside in parker. investigators believe crews working on a driveway gate accidentally stalked that one. no word on what caused a massive original ppume. it spewed in commerce city around noon on friday. neither the state nor sun core have said what was in the orange plume or how far it may have traveled. petroleum engineer robert chase says know whether toxic chemicals were released and the final investigation is going to take time. >> they ought to be extremely cautious about what they're tellinn people it. saying it was not safe would be kind of irresponsible if they really can't tell you exactly. >> this is not the first problem. in january of 2012, benson was discovered in the drinking water, prompting employees to ?hey were fined more than $2 million for violating emissions standards. a month later, there was a problem with the processing unit, and lay dust was shot in the air. on denver 7 this home health care worker accused of ?tealing thousands of dollars in jewelry from clients' homes should have been reported month ago. charity huguley was fired in june from maxim health care after being accused three times than a dozen new victims have come forward. her license was suspendedd yesterday. maxim would not comment on camera. some in the injury say the thefts should have been reported earlier. >> when these things happen it gives our industry a black eye. >> so what can you do, before you hire a home health care agency, make sure they do extensive national background checks, and random drug and alcohol tests and check referencee. but also lock up your valuables and immediately report anything suspicious. you see behind me has been formally charged with attempted murder. this for apparently kidnapping and shooting his ex-girlfriend. and then shooting a ggod samaritan who rushed in to help her. you may remember this dramatic video, jesus garcia seen terrorizing his girlfriend, shooting her in the leg. she was on her way home when she noticed a car driving close behind her. when she pulled over, garcia grabbed her out of the car, forced her into a car off: a good samaritan rushed in to help. gear ended up being shot in the hip: also new this morning, this grand junction mother is facing child abuse charges. her name is grace aragon. her 9-month-old child drowned % in backyard pool according to the daily sentinel. investigators say aragon was drunk before the chhld was found in the water. she told police she had taken a bunch of pills with the alcohol before finding her son and calling 911. will not file charges against an evans police officer who shot a man last month. 28-year-old david blanco was staying at the roadway inn when police went to arrest him on an outstanding warrant out of kansas. when officers tried to arrest him, he pointed a gun at them. the officer then returned fire. blanco was not hit or hurt during that exchange. the da says the officee's actions were justified. we haveeseveral news alerts. aurora police say there may be victimized by this man right here, ricardo corral-venegas. he's accused of breaking into an apartment and sexually assaulting a woman last week. they say he tried to do it again on thursday. he apparently is a former police officer from mexico. he is now in jail. police say they hope other women will come forward. also, take a good look at this man, this sketch here, he's wanted by denver police after they say he tried to sexually assault someone on thursday. the attack happened near 36th 36th and forest in the park him, call police. now to the race for the white house, new accusations of sexual assault against republican presidential nominee donald trump. the trump campaign says it is preparing material to refute those allegations but yesterday two mooe women went on camera and came forward accusing donald trump. >> it's not hard to find a small handful of people willing to make false smears for personal >> summer varos says the real estate mogul sexuallyassaulted her in 2007 after being featured on trump's tv shoo the ?pprentice. >> i pushed his chest to put space between us and said come on man, get real. he repeated my words back to me, get real, as he began thrusting his genitals. >> other women coming forward with different allegations. another accuser kristen anderson said in the 90s trump reached up her skirt and groped a rally calling the election painful. she isn't happening with what's happening to her rival, and it's sending terrible messages to the country and around the world. >> damage is being done that we're going to have to repaar. divisions are being deepened that we're going to have to try to heal. so our job doesn't end after this election. >> and governor john hickenlooper weighing in. he went after the gop presidential nominee while office in colorado springs. >> he's going to say it's the media's fault, the republican party's fault, it's everybody's fault except the fact that he's an egotistical, narcissistic, misogynist. >> all of this on the heals of donald trumpps visit to colorado next week. he'll be in colorado springs tuesday. he'll hold a rally at the pen rose event center and will hold a rally tuesday afternoon in also make -- grand judges. and bernie sandersswill hold a rally monday night n the cu boulder campus in support oo amendment 69. you get to vote on the issue that would create a new state run health care system. 7:another, still ahead - 7:09, still ahead, a woman walks into a michigan hotel flashes a gun, and demands cash. it's the quick thinking of the hotel clerk that would have stopped the woull be robber. he grabs the gun and wrestles her to the ground, and it was caught on video. after a 27 hour surgery, welcome back, 7:11 now, look at this awesome shot. over i-25 in downtown denver. a beeutiful sunrise and a beautiful day ahead. unusually warm. we actually need moisture. katie's looking into that in a bit. will we get some soon, we'll mexican leaders el chapo's extradition is expected to happen january or february of next year. he's facing multiple charges here in the state, including drug trafffcking and murder. you may remember him as the leader of a notorious drug cartel, arrested in january, escaping prison and being on the run for six months. after 27 hours of surgery, twins that were born conjoined at the head are separated. >> the twins can live their own lives at last. the osteotomy were born sharing they had to undergo three complex surgeries in the past five months to slowly separate them, and yesterday was that final stage. >> what were you thinking when you were going down the hall this morning. what was going through your mind? >> it's really not even real. to me it's like another surgery from before. >> doctors used 3d models to practice and help reduce the chances of the twins coming out of the surgery with neurological deficits. this is only the 59th 59th in the world since 195 1952. a new warning out this week from the cdc when it comes to the zika virus, why they are warning people yet again to stay away from the miami area. parents are outraged after a teacher was caught on video, i'll show the interaction now prompting an investigation. and the rock 'n' roll marathon, that is happening this weekend in downtown denver, the 5k kicks off at 9:00, for runners, walkers out there, it's going to be a switch to centurylink and get up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for just $20 a month. that's the speed you need to stream... ...game... ...connect on social media... learn, shop and more with fast in-home wifi. so call 844-565-link. get up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for just $20 a month for one year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan. speed may not be available in your area. call today. . and good morning, everybody. 7:15. i'm going to do my meteorological guess this morning, that that's a mountain waver cloud. i could be wrong. it looks cool, right over downtown denver at 7:15. warm, and not much rain in the forecast. katie's going to look into that in just a bit: we have new video, a heroic hotel clerk stops a robbery suspect in her tracks. this is the video. he wrestles the woman to the ground. they're going to take a closer look at that. a woman marchs into the victory suites hotel in michigan wearing a mask. she flashes a gun and demands money. the clerk doesn't let her get away. the suspect starts collecting -?the money, stunned guests were calling for help. >> 911, what's your emergency. >> you need to come up here to the victory suite hotel. the counter, and tackles the suspect. now, during the struggle he pulls off her mask so hotel surveillance cameras can record her face. noel had planned to lock the woman in the bathroom until police got there but she got away. an investigation underway in texas after this shocking student. the mother of 5-year-old cane brown spent the past few nights in tears after watching this video. >> [ inaudible ] i'll do it again. >> the school district says the man seen in this video is a behavioral specialist. now that the video has surfaced on facebook, people are outraged the. employee is now on paid administrative leave while the sheriff's department investigates. to miami now, where health officials are sending a big warning to anyone who plans to travel to the miami area. a handful of new locally transmitted zika cases have been confirmed in the little river area. the cdc is advising pregnant women not to travel to that part of the state. the cdc also says that pregnant women and their partners may not want to go to any part of the miami decade county for now -- miami-dade county for you. >> miami didn't get hit that campaign. >> yesterday, the pacific northwest really feeling a strong storm system, a tornado touched down near oregon, a lot of rainfall, very gusty winds, a lot of waves there, but we are seeing some of the effects we aren't looking at much moisture at all for thii weekend. very dry conditions across the state. here's our radar and satellite this morning. some cloudy conditions down to the southeast, spots like lamar, mostly clear to partly cloudy skies across the denver metro area, and decreann country. here's your cheat sheet for today. temperatures well above normal. expect 80s in denver, both saturday and sunday, a cool down is coming with a better chance of showers, but that won't be until next weee, so very summer like conditions are expected today. not really feeling a whole lot like fall, but 50 degrees right now in downtown. a very pleasant start to the day, 58 at the airport, where winds are from the southwest at a higher fire danger, and that's mainly down in the southern portion of colorado. by 11:00, we are in the low to mid-70s. gradually warming to the low 80s by midday. plenty of sunshine to be felt, a mix of sun and clouds really across the denver metro and the front range. increasing cloud coverage for the high country, but overnight tonight, lows drop down into the 50s and upper 40s. still feeling very mild. normally we should be at 66 degrees, so nearly 15 above normal. our highs for today across the front range, 81 degrees, broomfield, boulder, 60s for the most part in the foothills, and across the northeastern plains, low 80s, parker and castle rock, expecting a high of 80 degrees. elsewhere across the state, s and 70s for the mountains, very pleasant, but breezy up in aspen. 81 in grand junction. leadville ggtting to 60 degrees, and down to the well above normal, we are seeinggtemperatures potentially in the low 90s. with that, we also have a fire weether watch in effect the corner of the state, eaatern burlington, limon, we'll see southwesterly winds gusting up to 25 to 30 miles per hour. the high country could see even gustier conditions at higher elevations and then down to the south, like alamosa, we will be watching out for a red flag warning. gusty winds, low humidity, warm and dry conditions. this also rock, elizabeth, conifer, ever green. expect gusty conditions, this afternoon. here's our future cast, what we can expect throughout the day. decreasing cloud coverage throughout the southeast. should stay mainly sunny throughout much of the day. a mix of sun and clouds. by tomorrow, very clear skies. tonight, partly cloudy, a bit cooler than overnight tonight, getting down to 48 degrees. tomorrow morning we'll start the day on a pleasant note. really warming up into the low saturday and sunday, bright spots on the 7-day forecast. slightly cooler as we get into monday, and then tuesday. our next best chance of seeing showers late in the day, dropping down to the low 60s. 62 for tuesday. low 60s through midweek, and then by the end of the week come friday, mid-60s, which is much more normal for this time of year. so this weekend, very warm, dry, and a great time to be outside, but also rock 'n' roll half marathon. that's happening too. >> the runners want to switch they would rather have the cooler temps. >> and the preps continue this morning in civic center park. the ak's this morning -- 5k's this morning,,the half marathon, driving downtown, and ccty park, traffic will be a nightmare. stay away from it. most roads will be open by noon. a heads up for drivers, monday morning, u.s. 34 closes for traffic until may. cdot is working to rebuild the highways following the 2013 lyons only adds 15 minutes. businesses are counting on you taking that detour. >> they love estes park. this isn't as inconvenient as that was. and it will still come. >> people who live in the canyon will be able to drive through the construction zone, but only at certain times. still to come, it was a pretty rough end to last year's season, but tonight is the night that has opening night at pepsi center against the dallas stars. we'll br the broncos still trying to rebound after thursday night's right now, get the centurylink prism tv essential package bundled with up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for just 70 dollars a month. you'll get over 150 channels, with tons of pro and college sports... local and national news... reality and drama shows... hit hollywood 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penalties. c.j. anderson's biggest flags were nullified. he has a word for the penalty frenzy. >> we can't have god killers, but at the end of the day, to be honest, what it comes down it is play makers making plays. >> when you get the right there, that sets you behind the chains and ou know, we're going to have to keep addressing it. you have to do a better job of coaching them up and a better job of executing on the play. >> a big night in denver, 21 years ago, 1995 was the year. that was the year the nhl landed on the front range. two stanley cups later, the rocky mountain region is nutting over the colorado avalanche. season opener tonight against the dallas stars at the pepsi fednar era behind the bench. finishing in the basement of the western conference. that's all forgotten, and the boys, they're looking forward to seeing about 19,000 old friends tonight. >> it's easier to start at home, i think. you're more comfortable and you know, we're going ton a road -- going on a road trii. and we have had some good years obviously, and definitely pumped to get things going as we get started. >> obviously with the season started a coupll days ago, obviously we watched hockey over the last couple of nights and you definitely start itching and you want to get back out. they're so excited to be able to start on home ice. >> we had a top ten match up, pioneers on the power play. 15 seconds in. through traffic finds the twine. matt gets credit for the goal. rush, tray teery through a screen. it was 2-0, wait, there's more. 42 seconds later, evan jensen, he makes it 3-0. it got dicey, though. du beats number 2 boston university, 4-3. alcs, blue jays and indians, francisco lindor, he is long and strong, and 2-run home run. indians game one, 2-0. that's the morning sports report. make it a great day. i know you will. we haveeon top of breeking news out of denver where police are investigating a shootiig overnight. we'll check back live with our crew on scene. and a car sinking in the michigan river while the driver is inside. some help from by standers, the dramatic rescue caught on camera. donald trump taking a stance on the campaign trail, angrily deeying the latest investigating. denver 7 only crew on the scene this morning. let's check back in with amanda del castillo who joins us now live with the latest. >> reporter: we are on the verbena this morning, where poliie are just confirming for me that they do have one shooting victim. the condition of the victim, the gender of that victim and the circumstances surroundinn the shooting are still unknown at this time. but police are here concentrating on the airway motel. there here actually exchanging hugs and crying this morning. we do not know the conditioo of that victim or information about a suspect either, now, again, police are focusing on the airway motel, we saw police entering one of the units out here, but details remain limited. we'll be following developments as this morning continues. reporting live along east colfax, i'm amanda del castillo denver 7. >> amanda, thank you, and it's 7:30, here's your first alert, it is looking like a pleasant weekend across the state. mainly down to the southeastern corner of colorado. right now, we are feeling some of the effects of a strong storm system that moved through the pacific northwest, increasing cloud cover will see clouds start to dissipate as we head throughout the morning hours. here's a view, the sun is just starting to rise, affecting some of the peaks you see there. it's going to be a gorgeous day across much of the high coontry. winds will pick up this afternoon from the southwest. downtown denver right now, partly to mostly clear skie wind are fast, southwest at 10 miles per hour. we will continue to see breezy conditions this afternoon and well above normal temperatures. highs today across the front rrnge, denver, broomfield, boulder, all at 81 degrres. allens park expecting a high near 65. feeling very pleasant in the foothills, across the northeastern plains, low to mid- 80s. now, normally we should be in the upper 60s, but today across the front range and plains near grand junction. we will cool down, though, not until next week. there is the chance of showers in the forecast. this morning, we know the names of the officers involved in a shooting in front of the kohl's department store earlier this week. this was in pueblo. the police department says officers john guerro responded to a shoplifting call. when they tried to stop him, they tried to run over the officer and they administrative leave n an investigation. a hiker on a trail in grand judges finds human remains. roger alfonso went missing back in september of 2013, his cause of death still under ?nvestigation. the sheriff's office is using this as a learning experience as well, bringing in forensic students from colorado state mesa university: donald trump is denying a new wave of sexual since two more women came forward, accusing the gop nominee of sexual assault. this morning, the trump campaign is fighting back. >> donald trump fighting back. >> it's not hard to find a small handful of people willing to make false smears for personal fame. >> reporter: summer says the real estate tycoon sexually assaulted her in 2007 after being featured on trump's tv show, the apprentice. >> i pushed his chest to put space between us and i said he repeated my words back to me. get real. as he began thrusting his genitals. >> kristen anderson tells the washington post in the 1990s trump reached up her skirt and groped her. >> he did touch my vagina through my underwear. >> his hands started going toward my knee and up my skirt. >> it was just like a quick hug and a kiss on the lips. >> several sharing their trump brags about sexuul assaultly assaulting women. >> it's like -- sexually assaulting women. >> donald trump brags about mistreating women. and the disturbing stories keep coming. >> but trump denounced the claims, and says the allegations are part of an elaborate scheme to derail thh >> i am a victim of one of the in the history of our country. they are coming after me to try and destroy what is considered by even them the greatest movement in the history of our country. >> i'm mary maloney reporting. >> allo in this morning's your voice, your vote, new numbers are out for gop candidate darryl glenn. his campaign posted $2.8 million in fundraising in three months. he had raised less than months. michael bennett has raised more new incurredden video to show you -- incredible video to show you this morning, a woman rescued from an suv. a man nearby jumps in and manages to open the back door, but the car goes under quickly, as the car is going under water a 68-year-old woman emerges. >> i saw a woman in a car going down, and somebody had to help save her. finished wow, the woman -- wow. the woman's husband says she confused the gas did and brake pedals, plunging into the water. thankfully she's okay. pet owners trying to make ends meet got much needed help. the denver rescue partnered ?ith the colorado coalition for the omeless to provide vet care or who don't have access to a vet hospital. each pet providing food, spayee or neutered. and we had to show you this adorable little one, the newest member of the search and rescue team. aria is the second pup to be added to the new team to replace the two search dogs that recently died. she is a dutch shepherd, coming to the organization from washington. welcome. >> i just love dogs. >> pretty sure everyone knows that. that's all i care about dogs. still ahead, we know it's important to get en a new study says it's more important for toddlers. makes sense why researchers say lack of sleep impacts weight gain in young kids. plus, even though we have been spoiled with the fall weather so far, winter is just weather so far, winter is just likely to go away on its own. so let's do something about it. premarin vaginal cream can help. it provides estrogens to help rebuild vaginal tissue and make intercourse more comfortable. premar vininal cream treats vaginal changes due to menopause and moderate-to-severe painful intercourse caused by these changes. don't use it if you've had unusual vaginal bleeding, breast or uterine cancer, blood clots, liver problems, stroke or heart attack, ts or think you're pregnant. side effects may include headache, pelvic pain, breast pain, vaginal bleeding and vaginitis. estrogens may increase your chances of getting cancer of the uterus, strokes, blood clots, or dementia so use it for the shortest time based on goals and risks. estrogens should not be used to prevent heart disease, heart attack, stroke or dementia. it is 7:39. a shock on beaver creek, the river there. i think there might be a little snow on the higher parts of the mountains there. i'm not sure. it looks like it. but hey it's going to be nice and warm up there just as it is on the plains.. a great weekend to get out and enjoy. we're still waiting on rain, and possibly snow. we kind of need it. dry across the >> whether you're buying a gift for a toddler's birthday party or you're a parent. you want to make sure you're getting safe toys for your little one, and dr. heather honey says the most important thing is to think big. >> until the age of 3, we want to maae sure there's no small pieces of toys smaller than your baby's mouth. >> she also says make sure you don't buy any toys with magnets, small batteries or cords longer than 12 inches. we know little kids can get suggests there's another impact too. according tooresearchers at cu boulder, they found children eat and drink more than normal when they don't get enough sleep. they say they have 3 and 4-year- olds skip their afternoon naps and stay up past their normal -?bedtimes, those kids have 20% more calories than usual. 25% more sugar, 26% more carbohydrates. overweight children are four times more likely to be obese at adults. back in ma legislature approved the inclusive higher education bill. it provides money to create programs for student with disabilities. ?> here's denver 7 contributor, hannah atkinson. >> the police force in colorado are part of colorado inclusive higher education bill, but only one university of northern colorado is offering students roswell hawthorne takes us to greeley and shows us how the pilot program is broken. >> going back to the 14th 14th century or earlier. >> when you sit in on professor phil klein's geography 500 class, it looks like any class at this level, 65 students, mostly freshman, learning about world history. >> we will talk about this idea of national identity and religion. >> for student nick recently, college classiig like this were a dream. nick is one of four students in the goal program, standing for go n and learn, and itts getting students with developmental disabilities in the classroom to study the things they want. for nick, it's geography. >> i went to canada, and then i went to europe two years ago. austria, germany, and italy. those four countries. >> the keynote studies are direction. >> i'm studying early childhood development, and i'm also studying poetry right now. >> reporter: 47 states had inclusive programs before lawmakers improved funding here in colorado. it's something associate professor robin brewer has been working on at unc for years. and her program takes inclusivety a step -- inclusivety a step further. have typical roommate. >> and that means helping students learn to be independent. >> taking a student to the grocery store or to target, and they want to buy something, and they ask us for permission to buy it. and it's like, you don'' have to ask us, if that's something you want and you have the money for it, you can buy that. >> the program is designed to 3 help students developed in three areas, residents life, laundry, dining and dealing with roommates, campus life, things like club and academics. >> they haae really adapted incredibly well to the change, and the instructors have as well. >> stephanie hernon is goals academic coordinator. >> the point is for the students to be able to gain the skills to work in a foot that they're interested in and that -- field that they're interested in and they have strengths in. >> reporter: for brianna kimball that means taking a singing course. a step toward what she hopes is a career in public speeking but it's going to take some adjustment. >> i miss being hhme. >> reporter: you do? >> yeah, i really miss my parents a lot. >> reporter: and dedication. >> she doesn't like homework as much, but she's learning that it's part of college, and it's what, you know, why she's here really. >> he puts a lot of effort in it. >> reporter: back in geography cease the benefits of the academic counseling but to learn that he's most esire impressed with. >> if i had 65 students who were as willing to ask questions as him, it woulddbe golden. >> reporter: russell haythorn, denver 7. 7:44, and boy it's warm out there. we kind of need the snow and rain. i like the warmth but it's prrtty dry out there. >> these are the two warmest days in the 7-day forecast, and then things will start to cool down with a better chance for showers, but we do have to wait through the weekend. hopefully you can get out and enjoy it. it will feel a lot like summer. 80s, right. so taking a look at our radar and satellite as of right now. skies across much of the state, decreasing cloud coverage to the southeast, which is starting off the day on a mostly cloudy note. here's the view right now from rocky mountain national park at the glacier basin. we are going to see a gorgeous day across the high country. winds will pick up, especially at higher elevations later on this afternoon. here's the view, mostly clear skies, 52 degrees downtown. wind this afternoon will primarily be from the southwest. currently outside f you're stepping out theedoor, it's 69 degrees in boulder. starting off the day on a pleasant note at city park, 52. parker at 57 and castle rock as well, 56. a very pleasant start to the day. you may want a long sleeve shirt as you head out the door. you won't need it by this afternoon. plenty of sunshine. 81 degrees in boulder fort -?collins, denver, greeley expecting feeling very warm and well above verage. normally we should be in the upper 60s by this time of the year. so highs today across the state, 60s and 70s, for the mountains, grand junction near 81 degrees. greeley you're at 80 and down to the southeast, spots like lamar nd la junta. upper 80s to lower 90s. and with a system that affected the pacific northwest, we are seeing ome southwesterly flow. southeastern corner of the state today. all this area you see here highllghted in beige, we do have a fire weather watch that goes into effect at noon this afternoon lasting unttl 7:00 tonight. we'll see gusty southwesterly winds, primarily gusting up to about 25 to 35 miles per hour in spots. and then a red flag warning is in effect down to the south. it aaso encompasses portions of the front range, castle rock, getting into the foothills, do expect windy conditions later on this afternoon. here's our future cast, not expecting anything in the way of moisture aaross the state today. we'll see decreasing cloud coverage across the southeast. we'll continue uttthrough much of the day under mostly clear skies. a mix of sun and clouds, and then overnight tonight, mostly clear, sunday as well looking very dry, and very sunny. tonight, getting ddwn to the upper 40s. a tad bit cooler than what we partly cloudy skies by tomorrow morning, waking up to more sunshine, highs in the low 80s. still very warm, and then we'll monday. saturday and sunday, 80s, 77 come monday. overnight lows dropping back into the 30s and 40s. mostly cloudy, and we'll see 60s as we head back intoothe rest of the week. a better chance for showers come tuesday. as of right now, eric, there is no snow on the 7-day forecast. normally, october 18th is our average snowfall here. >> well, we'll see what happens on halloween. it's always up in the air on that day. by the way, with winter just around the corner, drivers hereeare the basic tips in case this is your first winter in colorado. some people, you know, when they get here, they don't know what to do. all season tires are always a good idea. check your car batteries, the cold weather will suck energy out of those. no freeze washer fluid always a must, and make sure your brakes are wwrking well, and the brake fluid is at the correct level.. now, are you looking to make your family just a little bigger and brighter with the edition of a furry friend. good looking face. our friends from evans east animal hospital will be joining a man attacked me in a parking garage. tried to stab me with an 8-inch knife. but i carry a pistol. i fight back. that's why i'm still here. if she chooses. hillary clinton disagrees with that. don't let politicians take away your right to own a gun. joining us this morning, krista taylor, and we'rr also here with oscar. >> this is oscar, he's six months old, and he was found as a tiny baby in a field in bright wwth his since he's very small, and he's a great cat, really friendly. >> he really is. >> yeah, he'' cuddly, and he loves to play. still got a lot of kitten left in him. >> and he needs a new home everybody. ?> dr. gone we're talking -- gene we're talking about shelter pets. >> today i thought i ould talk about the advantages of adopting a shelter pet. first is the variety you get. shelter, it's simply not true. there's plenty of purebreds. there's small dogs, large dogs, puppies, kittens, that's something for everybody. it's a great opportunity to adopt a shelter pet. most shelter pets come spayed, neutered, micro chipped, vaccinated. they usually have an exam, so you know exactly what their problems are aaead of time or if they're a nice healthy pet before you get them. excellent value compared to pet stores, private owners, things important is the satisfaction of knowing that you're giving an unowned pet a second chance on life. and hopefully a forever home. lots of advantages to adopting from a shelter and i think people should think about that. >> absolutely. it's all i do. shelter only for me. and oscar here is juut loving me. he's hugging and snuggling. there's a great shot. i love the white between his eyes there. >> he needs a home. >> yes he does. >> you have the number to there. this is information to evans east animal hospital. dr. dean has great information for you. (303)744-6076. all of this information will go on the web site, thedenverchannel.com and my facebook page. eric lupher denver 7 after the show. >> oscar likes you. you made a new friend: we are covering some of today's top stories. we'll bring you everything you need to know before you hhad out the door on this saturday, . someone carjacked at gunpoint overnight. police are searching for two suspects, near 56th and tower. one of the suspects. but the tolen car waa later ditched. it was found about an hour after the carjacking, the suspects are still out there. plus, the man seen in this dramatic video, allegedly kidnapping and shooting his ex- girlfriend has been formally charged. jesus garcia is facing attempted murder charges and he shot at a good samaritan who rushed in to help a woman who he she shot. the victim and good samaritan survived: it's not clear what was in the massive original plume that spewed from th core refinery in commerce city. we are learning this isn't the first problem from sun core. % in january of 2012, benzene was fouuded in the drinking water , prompting employees to go in for exposure testing. i'm amanda del castillo live along east colfax and verbena where policc are investigating an early morning shooting. i don't want if you want to take a look behind me, police behind me, we know one person was shot. we don't know the gender or circumstances surrounding the shooting. police aren't making that available. they also aren't telling us about the suspect, whether the suspect was caught or if there is a suspect description but right now, police are continuing their investigation following a shooting here that happened just before three this morning. reporting live along east colfax, i'm amanda del castillo denver 7. and before we go, some big news to share. winnie the pooh friend named penguin. the bbloved children's book turned 90, and to celebrate, the book's publisher is releasing four new stories, and penguin. >> the illustrator said it was a challenge to combine the look of a toy while also making this character look alive. and one last check of that warm forecast, at least through the weekknd. >> the penguin wouldn't be too partly cloudy skies to mostly clear, and then for sunday also extremely warm for this time of year. low 80s, and we'll gradually start to cool down, and track our next cold front come tuesday, so monday we'll see mid- to upper 70s. then overnight lows federally start to -- gradually start to drop. and we'll get back to normal conditions come friday. normally we should be in the mid- to upper 60s and then today, well above normal. >> let's refill the pools. >> bring the vote bbck out. there's much more to including a florida woman who tries to vacuum up gasoline out of the trunk of a car, and then the vacuum explodes. the scary moment was caught on right now, get the centurylink prism tv essential package bundled with up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for just 70 dollars a month. you'll get 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amanda, what do we know? >> reporter: police say that one person was shot early this morning. we don't know the condition or the gender of that person whether a suspect is in custody. that information police haven't released to us, but we know that it happened right here at the airway motel, again, at the corner of ast colfax and verbena. again, that happened early this morning. the crowd out here is gathered in the last few hours. lots of people out here hugging and consoling each other. we do not know the condition of the shooting victim. now, we did see police walk into one of the units here at we till are trying to figure out what happened and what led to that shooting. details are remaining limited reporting live along east colfax, i'm amanda del castillo denver . also breaking this morning, denver police searching for several suspects who carjacked someone at gunpoint overnight. this happened around midnight near 56th and tower. the victim was hit by one of the suspects, but will be okay. the crooks apparently stole a black camry but later ditc it. it was found a few blocks away. the suspects are still on the it is 8:01, and here's your first alert weather wise, we are looking very warm, pleasant, mostly sunny, and dry throughout this entire weekend. right now, taking a look at the radar and satellite, some cloud coverage across the southeastern corner of the state, mostly clear throughout the metro, and we saw a few showers in the mountains early on. this morning we are waking up to cloudy conditions. this is a view near loveland ski area. a mix of sun and clouds, temperatures feeling pleasant in the 60s and 70s, down at the valley levels of the high country, but currently outside ddwntown denver, a beautiful start to our day. 53 degrees right now downtown. already 61 out at the airport. and our temperatures elsewhere, boulder, 70 degrees. we're seeing temperatures mainly in the low 50s and upper 50s for castle rock as well as parker. across the front range today we are oing to be staying well above normal temperatures. 81 degrees, de boulder, parker and castle rock in the low 80s. 60s for the most part in the foothills. the breeze will pick up. i'll show you exactly where our fire weather warnings are in effect for the afternoon, coming up in just a bit. you will 02, and -- 8:02, and we are watching a trio of wind whipped fires, 22 homes have been destroyed. hundreds are being forced to evacuate this morning at lake tahoe. nevada's governor has declared a state of emergency while hundreds of firefighters try to get the fire under control. than 2000 acres. firefighters were quicc to get a handle on a wildfire that came dangerously close to some homes in douglas county yesterddy. this was east of parker road. the fire burned about 30 acres, no homes were damaged, though. this is the second brush fire in the same area in just a few days. it was thursday when a 30-acre fire charred hillside in parker. investigators believe crews working on a driveway gate accidentally sparked that one: no word on what was in the massive orange plume th refinery in commerce city around noon on friday. neither the state or sun core have said what was in the orange plume or how far it may have trrveled. too soon to know whether toxic chemicals were released. >> they ought to be extremely cautious about, you know, what they're telling people, and saying that it's safe would be kind of irresponsible. exactly. >> now, this is not the first problem for sun core. in january of 2012, benzene was discovered in the refinery's drinking water prompting employees to go in for exposure testing. three months later, the company wassfined nearly $2 million for violating emissions standards for benzene waste, and a month later there was a problem with the processing unit nd clay dust shot in the air, and as recently as april, the plant was evacuated due to a water stream leak. this home health care worker is accused of stealing from clients' home and should hhve been reported months ago, we're being told. records state that charity huguley was fired in june from maxim health care for being accused three times of theft. since then, police say more than a dozen new victims have come forward. 3 her license was just suspended. maxim would not comment on camera. some in the industry say the they felts should have been reported earlier. >> when this happens, it gives our industry a black eye. >> what can you do before you make sure they do extensive national background checks and random drug and alcohol tests and check references. also lock up your valuables and immediately report anything suspicious. new ttis morning, this man you see behind me, he has been, there he is. he has been formally charged with attempted murder, this for apparently kidnapping and shooting his ex-girlfriend, and then shooting at a good samaritan who rushed in to help her. you may remember video, 32-year-old jesus garcia terrorizing his then girlfriend, shooting her in the leg because she wouldn't leave. the woman apparently was on her way home when she noticed a car driving close behind her. when she pulled over, garcia allegedly grabbed her out of the car, forced her into the truck and took off. a good samaritan rushed in to help. brian gear was shot innthe hip. both the victim and gear survived. it's 8:05. this grand junction mother is her 9-month-old child drowned in the a backyard pool. investigators say aragon was drunk before the child was found in the water. apparently also told police she had taken a bunch of pills with the alcohol before finding her son and calling 911. the wells county district attorney's office says they will not file charges agginst an evans police offiier who shot a man last month. 28-year-old david blanco was stayyng at the roadway inn when police went to arrest him on an outstanding warrant out kansas. when officers tried to arrest him, he then pointed a gun at them. officer returned fire. blanco was not hit or hurt during that exchange. the da says the officer's actions were justified. several news alerts for you, first aurora police say there who were victimized by - this man here, ricardo corral- venegas, accused of breaking into an apartment and sexually assaulting a woman last week. they say he tried to do it again thursday. police officer from mexico. he's in jail but police say they hope other women will come forward now. take a good look at the sketch of this man,mented by denver police after they say he tried to sexually assault someone on thursday. the attack happened near 36th 36th and forest in the park hill neighborhood. if you see him or neck news this sketch -- or recognize this sketch, call police. the race for the whiie house, new accusations of sexual assault against republicannpresidential nominee, donald trump. the trump campaign says it is prepar material in allegations but yesterday two more women went on camera and came forward accusing donald trump. >> it's not hard to find a small handful of people willing to make false smears for personal fame. >> summer zervos said the real estate mogul sexually assaulted her in 2007. >> i pushed his chest, put says between us and i said come on man, get real. thrustinn his genitals. >> other women also coming forward with different allegations, another accuser, kristen anderson says in the 90s trump reached up her skirt, and groped her. >> meantime, hillary clinton speaking at a rally in seattle yesterday, calling the election quote painful. she says she isn't happy with what's happening to her rival and it's sending terrible messages o the country and the people around the world. >> damage is being done that we're going to have to repair, divisions are being deepened to heal. so our job doesn't end after this election. and governor john hickenlooper wwighing in. he went after the gop presidential nominee while visiting a clinton campaign office in colorado springs. >> he's going to say it's the media's fault, the republican party's fault, it's everybody fault's expect the fact that he is an egotistical, narcissistic, misogynist. heels of donald trump's visit to colorado next week. he'll be in colorado springs tuesday. there he'll hold a rally at 1:00 p.m. at the norris pen rose event center. trump will hold another rally tuesday affernoon in grand junction. also making an appearance in colorado, bernie sanders, he'll hold a rally monday night on the cu boulder campus in support of amendment 9. you get to vote on the issue that would include a state run health care system. still ahead, a woman walks into a michigan hotel, flashes a gun, it's the quick thinking of the hotel clerk that may have stopped the would be robbery. he grabs her gun and wrestles her to the ground. all of it caught on video. after nearly 27 hour surgery, these twins conjoined it's 8:11 and another great start to the day. two weekends in a row we have temperatures it. waiting on the colder temperatures and the snow. we'll keep an eye on in. that's hat katie is here for. mexican leaders revealed that el chapo's extradition to the u.s. is expected to happen in january or february of next year. el chapo guzman is facing multiple charges in the states % including drug trafficking and murder. you may remember him as the leader of a notorious drug cartel, arrested in january after escaping prison and being on the run in the next six months: after 27 hours surgery, twins that were born conjoined at the head are separated. >> 13-month-old twins jaden and anisa can be apart at last. they had to undergo three complex surgeries to slowly separate them, and yesterday was that final stage. >> what were you thinking when you were going down the hall this morning, what was going through your mind. >> it's just not real. it's really not even real. from before. ke another surgery- doctors used 3d models to practice, and help reduce the chances of twins coming out of surgery with neurological deficits. this is only the 59th 59th separation surgery of its kindd in the world since 1952. a rare procedure, that's for sure. there's a new warning out this week from the cdc when it comes to the zika virus, why they are warning people to yet again stay away from the miami area. plus, parents are outraged in texas over this video caught on tape. 3 we'll show you the interaction that's prompted an investigation here. yesterday, we wereeone degree shy of breaking the record of 85. we reached 84 yesterday. it is 8:15, and this issa beautiful start day. we have been talking about the warm temperatures that just continue to stick around, even this late in the year, and the cold will come, so let's just be happy that we're seeing some warm temperatures so far. it's going to be a nice weekend. we've got new video for you this morning. a heroic hotel clerk stops a robbery suspect in her trackk after he wrestles the woman to the ground. take a closer look. a woman marchs into the victory suites hotel in michigan wearing a mask. she las money, but clerk allen noel does not let her get away. when the suspect cloud decks the money, noel grabs the gun. stunned guests werr calling for help. >> what's your emergency. >> you need to come to the victory suites hotel. they just shot a [ expletive ] >> the clerk pulls off her mask so hotel surveillance cameras can record her face. woman in the bathroom until police got there but she eventually got away. an investigation is now underway in texas after a shocking video surfaced, this of a teacher shoving a 5-year- old preschool student. the mother of 5-year-ood cane brown spent the past few nights in tears after she saw this video. >> what, when i tell you to sit on the bean bag, you do it. let's try it again. sit on that bean bag. i said get on that bean bag. >> no. >> i'll do it again. >> the school district says the behavioral specialist, but now that the video has surfaced on facebook, people are outraged. the employee is now on paid sheriff's department investigates. to miami now where health officials are sending a big warning to anyone who plans to travel to the miami area. a handful of new locally transmitted zika cases have been confirmed in the little river arra. the cdc is advises pregnant women not to travel to the area. the cdc says that pregnant miamiidecade county now -- miami-dade county now, and we need the rain and maybe even the snow. >> i had friends coming from phoenix, arizona, it was chilly when we got off the plane. no, no, no, this is warmer than what we are normally seeing in october. >> taking a look at radar and salt, we are seeing the -- satellite, we are seeing the effects of a strong storm system. they are still feeling the effects of gusty winds, very very heavy rain, and colorado, we are seeing some southwest flow, increasing cloud coverage, across the southeast, we'll see this start to decrease and dissipate. and we're seeing partly cloudy skies across much of the state this morning. here your first alert headlines, yesterday we were one degree shh of breaking a record. today, very warm once again, highs well above average, unfortunately there is increased fire danger for much of the southeastern corner of the state. we'll stay a little bit cooler tomorrow than what we elt warmer come sunday. a lot of snow melt at rocky mountain national park. a beautiful start to the day. in the high country, 60s and 70s, a great time to get outside and enjoy the beautiful state. downtown denver at 55. 61 at the airport. winds are calmer from the southwest at 9 miles per hour. we will see gusty conditions, mainly down to the south this afternoon. right now, if you're about to head out the door, maybe a long sleeved shirt. you won't need that by this afternoon. we're at 50 degrees 46 in evergreen. parkee you're at 60 and 55 downtown in city park. also, happening downtown, the rock 'n' roll 5k kicks off at 9:00. so runners, walkers, they will be meandering through the streets, we do have detours in place, but 62 to start the race. 67 by 10, and noon, already very sunny and warm, 7 77 degrees. so we'll be feeling toasty for the runners out there. boulder for collins and denver. plenty of sunshine to go ?round. highs round 81. elsewhere across the state, 60s and 70s for the mountains. 81 in grand junction. leadville at 60 degrees. slightly cooler, at 10200 feet. watches and warnings, pyre weather watch, for much of the southeastern corner of the state, a red flag warning, also the southern portionssof the front range, castle rock, elizabeth, conifer, evergreen, do expect gusty -?winds picking up from the southwest. in terms of moisture, not a lot to talk about. throughout much of the day today, you'll see the clouds decrease, plenty of sunshine throughout much of the afternoon, a mix of sun and clouds for sunday, and staying very dry as we head into monday. 48 degrees our overnight low tonight. by tomorrow, we'll warm up to about 82. still very warm across the denver metro area, and then our 7-day forecast, we will gradually start to cool down, normally we should be at about 66 degrees, which is our high showers, and mainly tuesday afternoon, we'll track our next cold front. keep it here with denver 7 as weelook at that. this weekend, warm, sunny, tomorrow for the half marathon, downtown also, very very warm. >> and preparations continue this morning in civic center parkment the rock -- park. the rock 'n' roll half marathon tomorrow. the short 5k is this morning. if you are driving into downtown, and around city park, traffic is not going to be good to yyu. most roads will be open by noon tomorrow, though, so in mind. another heads up for drivers, monday morning, u.s. 34 closes to traffic, until may. that's a long time. 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 executing on the play. >> a big night in denver. 22 years ago, 1995 was the year. that is the year the l on the front range. two stanley cups later, the rocky mountain region is still nuts over the colorado avalanche. season opener tonight against the dallas stars at pepsi center, the start of the jared era behind the bench. last year was a mess. avs missed the playoffs finishing in the basement of the conference. the boys are looking forward to seeing about 19,000 old friends tonight. >> it's easier to start at you're more comfortable, and you're going on a road trip. it's nice to get your feet wet at the pepsi center, we have had good years there obviously and definitely pumped to get things going. >> it's been too long of a 3 summer, and obviously when the season started a couple of days ago, we watched hockey over the last couple of nights and you definitely start itching and you want to get back out, they're so excited to be able to start on home ice. >> we had a top ten matchup last night. number 2 st taking on number 10 rajed du. 15 seconds in, through traffic finds the twine. matt masanu gets credit for the goal. more power on the rush. tray terry through a screen. it's 2-0. 42 seconds later, evan jensen makes it 3-0. it gottdicey, though, du hangs league championship series game one, blue jays and indians, francisco lindor in the 6th, he's long and strong. 2 run home run. indians take game one, 2-0 and that my friends is your morning sports report. go out and make it a great day. i know you will. and we're still on top of breaking news out of denver where police are investigating a shooting from overnight. we're going to check back in with amanda del castillo. plus, a car scene quickly sinking in a michigan river some bystanders jumped into help. we'll show you the dramatic rescue. donald trump taking a a man attacked me in a parking garage. tried to stab me with an 8-inch knife. t back. that's why i'm still here. every woman has a right to defend herself with a gun if she chooses. hillary clinton disagrees with that. don't let politicians take away your right to own a gun. donald trump supports my right to own a gun. . 3 a shooting overnight, denver police investigated. >> denver 7 is the only crew on ?oins us live with the latest. >> reporter: details limited this morning, but we are here on the corner of east olfax and verbena where police are investigating that shooting we % told you about. it happened before three this morning. police telling us there's one shooting victim. let's take a look at the scene right now. it happened here at the airway motel, you can see people gathered outside. that group has grown in the last two hours. we have seen people crying and consoling each other, but police haven't told us the gender of that victim or the circumstances leading to the shooting. but we watched them go into one of the units here at the airway motel. but again, details are limited. we'll be following details as the morning continues. reporting live along east colfax. i'm amanda del castillo, denver 7. at 8:30, on this saturday, a very pleasant start to the weekend. right now, we're taking a look a lot going on. cloud coverage across the the high country have dissipated and take a look at rocky mountain national park. an absolutely phenomenal shot. a beautiful start to the day, and we'll continue to see sunday, above normal. we're expecting 80s in the front range, saturday and sunday, but the cool own is coming but not until next week. heading out the door, 56 right now, downtown denver. 61 at the airport. very pleasant. we'll see those temperaturee warm up throughout the afternoon. herere our highs across the front range for 81 in boulder, broomfield, denver, boulder, castle rock at 80 degrees, and further to the nnrtheast, low 80s. throughout the state, above average temperatures, 60s and 70s for the mountains. expect a mix of sun and clouds. very breezy this afternoon. we hhve a fire weather watch in effect for portions of the sate. i'll show you more in the 7-day forecast after the break in just a bit. it's 8:31. this morning we know now the names of the officers involved in a shooting in front of a kohl's department store earlier this week. this was in pueblo. officers john guerrero nd carl spagles responded to shoplifting call when they saw a man in a stolen car. when they tried to stop him, he tried to run over officer guerrero and that's when they fired. a hiker out on a trail near grand junction finns human remains and the mist county sheriff's office has identified the victim as 74-year-old roger alfonso. he went missing in september 2013, the cause still under investigation. the sheriff's office is also using in as a learning experience bringing in forensic students from colorado mesa university. donald trump is denying that new wave of sexual misconduct allegations. it's been less than 24 hours since two more women came forward accusing the gop nominee of sexual assault. this morning, the trump campaign is fighting back. >> donald trump fighting back. >> it's not hard to find a for personal fame. the real estate tycoon sexually assaulted her in 2007 after being featured on the apprentice. >> i pushed his chest to put space between us and i said come on man, get real. he repeated my words back to me, get real. as he began thrusting his genitals. >> kristen anderson tells the washington post in the 1990s, trump reached up her kirt and groped her. >> he through my underwear. allegations. n have similar >> his hands started going toward my knee and up my skirt. >> it was a quick hug and a kiss on the lips. >> several sharing their stories after the release of an access hollywood tape in which trump brags about sexually assaulting women. >> it's like a magnet, you just kiss them. >> donald trump brags about mistreating women and the >> reporter: trump denounced the claims and says the allegations are part of an elaborate scheme to derail the presidential race. >> i am a victim of one of the great political smear campaigns in the history of our country. they are coming after me to try and destroy what is considered by even them the greatest movement in the history of our country. in your voice, your vote, new numbers are out for gop candidate darryl glenn, his campaign posted $2.8 million in fundraising in two months. he had raised less than 400,000 in the previous 18 months. new incredible video, a woman is rescued from her suv as it's sinking in a massachusetts lake. look at this, a man nearby jumps in, manages to open the look at that, and just as the car is going under, a 68-year- old woman comes out. >> i saw a woman in a car going down, and somebody had to help save her. >> come out. >> hard to watch, and the woman's husband says she confused the gas and brake pedals, jumping a curve and plunging into the water, and thankfully after this rescue she's okay. incredible. pet owners who are trying needed help yesterday. partnering with colorado coalition for the homeless to provide vet care for those who can't afford it or don't have access to anica padilla mall hospital. the -- to an animal hospital, providing food, leashes, collars under the condition the pet be spayed or neutered. and we had to show you this little adorable one, the newest member of the larimer county search and rescue team. who are going to replace the search dogs who recently died, unfortunately. she's a dutch shepherd, and comes to the organization from washington. >> she may be a cutie, but soon she will be a hard worker. >> smart. >> it's amazing what those dogs can do. let's talk weather. it's going to be nice. it will be very very nice, and i'lllbring you your full forecast coming up right after the break. we have a commercial we have to go to first, sorry. still ahead, we know it's important to get enough sleep but a new study says it's more important for to lack of sleep impacts weight gain in young kids. plus, even though we have been really spoiled with he fall weather, warm weather so switch to centurylink and get up to 40 megs you need to stream... ...game... ...connect on social media... learn, shop and more with fast in-home wifi. so call 844-565-link. get up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for just $20 a month for one year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan. speed may not be available in your area. call today. ? whether you're buying a giff for a toddler's birthday party and you're a parent, you want to make sure you're getting safe toys for your little one. dr. heather honey says it's no small ppeces your toys that are smaller than your baby's mouth. >> and make sure you don't buy toys with magnets, small batteries or cords longer than 12 inches. we know little kids and big kids can get pretty cranky when they don't get a nap or enough sleep, but research suggests there's another impact, too. according to researchers at cu boulder, they found children eat and drink more than normal when they don't get enough sleep. they had 3 and 4-year-olds skip their afternoon naps the next day those kids had 20% more caaories than usual. 25% more sugar, and 26% more carbohydrates. researchers say overweight children are four times more in may, the state adults. %- legislature approved the inclusive higher education bill, providing money to colleges and universities to create programs for students with developmental disabilities. contributor hannah atkinson, >> nowwjust three sshools in colorado are part of colorado inclusive higher education bill. but only one university of northern colorado is offering students the chance to live on campus. russell haythorn takes us to greeley, and shows us. >> reporter: when you sit in on professor geography 100 class t looks like any -- it looks like any ?ther class at this level, 65 students, learning about world history. >> we will talk about the idea of national identity as related to religion. >> reporter: for student nick gray, until recently college classes like this were only a dream. nick is one of four students in unc's goal program. that stands for go on and learn. and it's getting students with developmental disabilities into things they want. for nick it's geography. >> i went to canada, and europe two years ago. i went to austria, germany, and italy. those four countries. >> jenna says the keynote studies are taking her in a different direction. >> i'm studying early childhood development. and i'm also studying poetry right now. >> 47 states had inccusive programs before lawmakers colorado. it's something associate professor robin brewer has been working on at unc for years, and her program takes inclusivety a step further. >> they live in the residence halls with their peers. they have typical roommate. >> that means helping students learn to be independent. >> taking a student to the grocery store or to target, and they want to buy something, and they ask us for permission to buy it. and ii's like, we don't have to want, and you have the money for it, you can buy that. >> the program is designed to help students develop in thrre areas, residents life, like laundry, dining and campus life, things like clubs and recreation, and of course academics. >> they have really adapted incredibly well to the change, and the instructors have as well. >> stephanie hernon is the academic coordinator. >> the point is for the students to be able skills to work in a field that they're interested in, and that they have strengths in. for student brianna kim ball, that means taking a singing a step toward what she hopes is a career in public speaking but it's going to take some adjustment. >> i miss being home. >> you do? >> yeah. i really miss my parents a lot. >> and dedication. it's part of college, and it's what, you know, why she's here, really. >> shh's there all the time, puts a lot of effort into it, i can tell. >> back in geography class, professor stein says he sees the benefits of the academic counseling but says ultimately it's nnck's desire to learn that he is most impressed with. >> if i had 65 students who were as willing to ask questions as him, it would be golden, you know. >> russell the program is also working to make sure that students are involved in campus activities. that includes activities in the dorms and in the rec center. next week we will show you how quickly the students have found classroom. s outside of the i'm hannah atkinson for denver 7. >> hannah, thank you so much and here this eekend we are going to be seeing near record high temperatures once again. temperatures yesterray. but with that, we have warm drr conditions, windy this afternoon, so increased fire danger. i'll show you what that affects in a second. cooler tonight, still stay warm through tomorroo. get out there and enjoy the summer like weather we are 3 feeling. radar and satellite showing some cloud coverage across the southeast. this will move off and the mix of sun and clouds throughout the high country. looking right now at rocky mountain national park, a beautiful start to the day. we'll see mostly dry conditions in the 60s and ron down at the valley level and plenty of sunshine. 61 at the airport. winds today will be from the southwest primarily. gusting to about 25 miles per hour, mainly down in the southeastern corner of colorado. here's our 24 hour planner, quickly warming up out there today. by 10:00 we're in the mid- to upper 60s. 70s by noon, and low 80s throughout the rest of the afternoon, and this evening, temperatures also staying mild lower 50s, but normally we should be at about 66 degrees in denver. today, 81. 81 in broomfield. boulder, 60s for the most part in the mountains at estes park, but across the northeastern plains as well, seeing low 80s. here's what it looks like across the entire state. 70s and 60s for aspen, and gunnison. 79 in sterling. 90 degrees nearly down in lamar. very warm, very dry, and that's why we have a fire weather watch. this goes into effect at noon today, lasts until we do anticipate gusty winds, a red flag warning down south and portions of the front range, castle rock, evergreen, coniier, we are going to be seeing gusty winds picking up this afternoon from the southwest. here's our future cast, though, very dry across the state. aren't anticipating any moisture. here's what it looks liie at 11:30, as you can see clouds gradually dissipating. plenty of sunshine throughout the day. this evening, we'll get down to mostly clear to part cloudy skies. so tomorrow morning, that means bit cooler than what we felt. 54 was our overnight low this evening. by tomorrow, 82 degrees. very warm, our 7-day forecast, saturday and sunday, the warmest days, and then we'll start to gradually cool down come monday, tuesday, a better chance for seeing showers, but highs still in the low 60s. so eric, tuesday is the 18th 18th and our average snowfall date for the denver metro date is october 18th. no snow on the 7-day forecast, but temperatures will gradually drop overnight to 40s and around average come friday. >> it woold be nice if i didn't have to wear winter clothes when i'm handing out candy come the 31st. >> we'll see. >> it's that time of year. halloween, it's usually that first little spark of something. >> exactly. >> we'll find out soon. with winter just around the corner, hopefulll this doesn't show up on halloween. here are the bassc tips in case you have never really been to colorado, this is your first all season tires are a good idea. make sure to check your car batteries. the cold weather will suck up the energy there. no freeze washer fluid a must, and make sure your brakes are working well, and the brake fluid is at the correct level. the faa is now banning all samsung galaxy note 7 phones for flights. what they say will happen if you're caught on an airplane with one. details next: a florida woman tries to vacuum up gas. it's 8:49, this is a look over the city of downtown denver from our mile high camera. you can see traffic is running just high on i-25. it will be slowwto the civic center park area with the rock and roll races going on. the half marathon, the big one tomorrow, the 5k this morning, and it's going to be hot for those runners. drink plenty f water and bring burst into flames are now manned be all u.s. flights. there you go. the faa announced the emergency order yesterday afternoon, officials warn that passengers caught trying to hide note 7 phones in their luggage will face criminal prosecution. % don't forget that one. the faa ban comes just four days after samsung urged its customers worldwide to power off their faulty devices, saying overheated batteries caused phones to ig a florida gas station, a woman trying to vacuum gasoline from the trunk of her ccr. >> the potentially life threatening situation all caught on camera. here's reporter, james savaro with the full story. >> getting back to normal means cleaning out your car. caught on camera, here at this titusville car wash, might have yoo scratching your head, you might be shocked and you might only be left to ask, why. >> what are you thinking. not to do that. >> so you need to vacuum your car, well, be sure there's no gasoline spilled inside. >> there's gasoline in the trunk. >> she thought she could vacuum up gasoline. >> or this will happen. >> wow. that's not good. >> gives you an idea what folks at shuttle car wash think about it. >> geez louise you're kidding me. >> that's my wife -- that's not my wife, by the >> but she's someone's daughter or friend, and she could have been hurt. >> reporter: the owner caught it on surveillance cammra monday afternoon. >> if you saw the video, you seen it. it scared the heck out of her. >> reporter: on that note, the woman drove out of here, herr75 cents never getting the car cleaned with this vietnam, instead destroying it. >> she stands there and watches could have sparked tragedy. >> thank god nobody was standing over there, you know what i mean. what could haae happenee. -?i don't want to think about i >> if you're looking for ways to light up your holiday season in a good way, the denver zoo's 26 26th zoo light celebration is coming backk the largess lighting event will run nightly from december 2nd through the new year, from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. i can't believe we're talking about this already. guests will experience a safari lights and 150 animal sculptures. it's a lot of fun out there. we are on toppof the biggest stories of the day. today's top stories, and everything you need tooknow before heading out the door this morning. the beloved winnie the pooh children's book turns 90 this a look at top stories, someone carjacked at gunpoint suspects, this happened near 56 56th and tower. the victim suffered minor injuries. and the car was later ditched. it was found about an hour after the carjacking. the suspects are still out there. plus, the man seen in this dramatic video, allegedly kidnapping and shooting his ex- girlfriend has been formally charged. jesus garcia is facing attempted murder charges. he also shot a good samaritan who rushed to help a woman who was shot. the victim and good samaritan survived. >> it's not clear what this massive orange plume, in commerce ity yesterday afternoon. that doesn't look good. we are earning this isn't the first problem. in january of 2012, benzene was discovvred in the refinery's drinking water, prompting employees to go in for exposure testing. i'm amanda del castillo live along east colfax and verbena where police are investigating an early morning shooting. it happened here at the airway shooting victim. they are not releasing the condition, gender or circumstances surrounding the victim this morning. but as you can tell, there's a crowd gathered out here in the people are actually hugging e %- each other and consoling each other. again, police have not released the condition of the victim. we have actually watched police go into one of the units here, again, at the airway motel, we are still working to get more information but as of right now, all we know is there was an early happened before three this morning, right here at the aiiway motel. reporting live along east colfax, i'm amanda del castillo, denver 7. >> before we go, some big news to share. winnie the pooh has a new friend named penguin, the bellved children's book turns 90 this year, and to celebrate, the book's publisher is releasing four new stories along with the new character. >> the author says penguin was inspired by the original creator, and his son playing with the toy pennuin. the look of a toy and also making the character look alive. >> going to be another popular character. >> it's warm out there. it is. you almost want the fall, and some moisture because it's so ddy out there. 3 >> they will be back. this weekend feels like one of those days, makes me want to go in the streets and frolic around, sunshine, warm this weekend. we'll continue to cool off as we head throughout next week the nest best chance for seeing moisture in the metro area will be tuesday afternoon where temperatures will drop and we'll continue to track a coll front that's expected to enter colorado by middle of next week. >> so do you just, that's what you do, you frolic. >> i frolic. >> oh, my goodness. >> oh, my goodness. >> have a from a rancher's perspective, is removed from what we need. senator bennet is different. michael bennet has been at the ready and always willing to listen. when the federal government wanted to increase grazing fees, senator bennet stepped up and helped put a stop that. he commits to his word, and that means a lot to a guy like me. i'm a republican, but i know that michael bennet trusts us and we trust him. i'm michael bennet announcer: "jack hanna's wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwide. jack: hi, everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus countdown." it's believed that humans can smell the difference between thousands of odors. that smell is unbelievable. but compared to today's animals, we stink at smelling. 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