program. she and other employees weren't allowed in the shopping center after police shut down the area. as the hours ticked by, she knew the found bag was something much more serious. >> once the three hour mark hit, i became concerned it wasn't just laundry. >> reporter: inside the backpack was a bomb that didn't go off. early wednesday morning a robot detonated it in the parking lot. >> just this loud boom and i neighbors too. >> reporter: freeman is a little shaken up by feels safe knowing her neighbors are looking out for her unique community. >> they went over to the police station this morning and thanked the lady that works the front desk for making sure that i'm alive today because if they hadn't been vigilant, i might not be. >> everyone is glad we are safe. >> reporter: as things begin to return to normal here in nederland and residents get back to the slow pace they in front of the police department and why. victoria sanchez, 9 news. >> the fbi is in charge of the investigation in nederland. there is the tipline for anyone that might have information. it's on the bottom of your screen. (303)441-3677. an anonymous bomb threat around midday led to the evacuation of lego land, florida. winter haven police worked with the canine unit, the tampa bomb squad, and fbi to search note found inside the park. lego land officials believe it was a hoax. no word as to how many visitors were effected by the evacuation. donald trump today served up a full defense of his character after a 24 hour stretch after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct. he called the accusations a coordinated smear effort by him out of the white house. and he claims to have substantial evidence to refute the accusations which he will make available at an appropriate time. he told supporters he is taking flings and arrows on their behalf. >> these attacks are orchestrated by the clinton's and their media allies. the only thing hillary clinton has going for herself is the press. without the pres absolutely zero. >> reporter: trump is threatening to sue the new york times for a report quoting two women who said trump touched or kissed them without their consent. the time says it welcomes the challenge. boston's police commissioner says the man that shot and wounded two officers last night was not licensed to own a gun in massachusetts. 33-year-old kirk fig row a was wearing body armor when he opened fire on a tactical shotgun. said he was treatenning him with a knifen the injured officers are in critical condition. >> i don't know what was going through his mind. all i can tell you he was a dangerous individual and our officers went in there unsuspecting of what took place. >> nine other officer were treated at a hospital for trauma and minor injuries. hurricane nicole has snapped trees, flooded homes, and peeled it pummeled the island today as an extremely dangerous category three storm. there was a brief period of calm across bermuda as the eye of the hurricane passed by but government officials urged everyone to stay inside. bermuda is used to storms like this. the u.s. military launched tomahawk cruise missiles early today. the the strikes follow two arabia backed by the u.s. has been at war with rebels in yemen. that war has caused a lot of anti-american sentiment. rebels have launched a failed missile attack on u.s. warships in the red sea. the u.s. responded after a second failed attack yesterday. bob dylan has won the nobel prize in literature. the announcement came as a surprise. it's the first time a musician, song writer that honor. >> the nobel please in literature for -- the nobel prize in literature for 2016 is awarded to bob dylan. for creating new poetic expressions. >> dylan's name has come up for years but few expected the academy to give the award to a genera such as pop music. his lyrics have inspired generations. this was the last to be announced. the awards will be handed out in december. dylan is scheduled to perform tonight in las vegas. >> that unique voice. tonight a show down in sunny san diego. the broncos face the chargers tonight. these teams have a long running rivalry in the afc west. heavily in favor of the denver broncos tonight. it's the san diego chargers against the orangemen. >> riley dixon with his pretty orange skin tight uniform on there, that is for sure. >> we have new uniforms and for tonight, tonight only somewhere a new head coach and interim head coach. >> i thought this was an exciting choice for john elway. everyone thought he would go with phillips which was the [ inaudible ] >> all right we are clearly having trouble hearing rod and mike. we'll let mike keep talking here. the big game just an hour or so away here. >> kick off around 6:30. the orangemen oh my gosh, you were asking me off camera. can you see the uniforms? it's hard to miss them because they kind of glow in the plans to redevelop a stretch of brighton boulevard through one of denver's fastest growing neighborhoods. >> and new research that some teen anallers may smoke to help october is national pharmacist month. we have a group of pharmacists volunteers for cold and flu line line. they can answer questions about symptoms. (303)698-0999. open for another 20 minutes. denver's no and for good reason. new shops and breweries seem to pop up weekly but the sidewalk and bike lanes have not kept pace and the city has recognized that. crews are adding new sidewalk. upgraded intersections. the project focuses on brighton boulevard between 29th and 44th. city officials says the goal is to make it a safer more convenient gateway. >> whether you are walking, environment going up and down brighton boulevard. this redesign and renovation of brighton boulevard will do that. and create a gateway. a more beautified gateway to a wonderful downtown area. >> the city planners hope to have the first phase of the project completed by next winter. a new study says it's becoming a thing for teenagers to start smoking to lose weight. according to the cornell university research, 46% of girls who say they pick upped up the habit to slim down. ages 11, 13, and 15. doctors with national jewish says many teens turn to smoking to suppress their appetite but don't think much past that. >> they're not thinking of the long-term consequences of the various cancers, heart disease, chronic bronchitis and all of potentially shorten life. >> doctors stress eating healthy foods and exercising is the best way to lose weight. it's much easier to do that than quit smoking because of the addictiveness of nicotine. if you are looking to do something next week, skiing might be an option. they could open any day now. that is good news for lauren and jenna that drove up from denver. snow fences therely covered one run there and it's enough that for opening day. >> we're ready to open just about any time. we had a fantastic week of snow making and we're just waiting for one or two good really cold nights and whether get this place open. >> the snow guns have been working overtime at loveland ski area. since the massive recall of defective phones by air. jeff rossen takes a closer look at the problem. he visited a research lab to get a look at how batteries in the phone heats up so quickly and why they pose such a risk. coming up tonight on nbc nightly news, we have a dramatic and rare demonstration for you. we're talking about the samsung galaxy note 7 phones and the worldwide recall happening right now. so many of them keep catching fire. around 100 across the un smoking. we have seen the aftermath photos of the phones all charred up. but we don't really know what it looks like up close when one of those explosions happen. we have come here to ul. you probably recognize the logo. these are the scientists that work on the products to make sure they are safe for us. we're in their battery lab. we are going to put pressure on things that can happen in real life. you will see exactly what happens. our camera is getting rare access. full access on top of the batteries to see the fire, to see the explosion. plus we have tips for you on how to avoid becoming a victim. important information. we hope you join us tonight on nbc nightly news. after a chilly start, temperatures shot up quickly today. >> and they will warm up even more tomorrow. when we might see much needed brush fire really shows you just how dry it is. we are not really getting a big break there that, danielle, with any fronts that are coming in are we? >> not at all. we are watching for those warm, dry conditions and windier conditions on top tomorrow too. high fire danger throughout this evening, tomorrow and the even though it is october temperatures should be cooling off. not in our forecast for the next couple of weeks. we have gorgeous blue skies sitting over downtown denver. weekend is almost here and it's looking pretty good to me. jimmy buffet out there tonight. 5:00 somewhere. and that will be red rock. 67 degrees. sold out show. the doors opening fairly soon. we're in the 70s mid to upper 70s across i-10. 81 plenty of sunshine out there out at the airport about 76. the winds quiet and calm. that is is the good news. humidity extremely dry. our temperatures running weapon above average in the -- running well in the mid 70s. things will be changing for parts of the country especially across the inland northwest where you can see the storm system, one of many that is pushing on shore providing wide northern california. move into the spokane area. this storm system is just one of a couple. it's almost going to be a parade of storms bringing epic amounts of rainfall and wave heights could be as high as 20 feet in some areas. around here high pressure all we get. warm, sunny, dry, and windier conditions on tap tomorrow. so far it looks like this storm system stays to the north and we're not going to be capitalizing on rain. here it is. this takes us through the next five days through tuesday. you can see amazing amounts of rain. the winds picking up in the foothills. we stay in the 30s and 40s in north eastern colorado. the way we are looking around here will be dry. long range models showcasing that until about two weeks from sunshine to look at. by 2:00, 3:00 you might notice a few clouds building in. we will be watching these strong winds coming at us from the west. especially by tomorrow morning. wind gusts between 20-30 miles per hour around the foothills. those translate down across the plains. by tomorrow afternoon and early evening around 15-20 miles per hour. we do have red flag warnings and also into wyoming. that will continue to ti about 7:00. wind speeds around 35 miles per hour down there. and of course humidity values pretty low too. about 85 degrees tomorrow. our record, 85. i think we are going to tie it extremely warm concerns and it -- extremely warm conditions. some spots possibly flirting with or hitting 90 degrees. it is hot, sunny, and dry. we need relief and rain. be i just don't think it's in the forecast any time soon. the foothills. extremely comfortable and pretty hot in northern colorado in the 80s as well. a brief little cool off saturday. doesn't do much. we are still above average. we hang in the 80s sunday and monday. and then finally we get nice reprieve but as you mentioned, still no major storms that look to bring us any rain or snowfall around here. >> all right keep our fingers crossed and see what happens. >> thanks. we will take you back live to san diego for an attempt at edition. >> and drew has a statistic. china influenced wall street. the closing bell lost 45 points. there is nothing wrong with your television set. it's just going to seem like the color tint, sharpness, and brightness settings are jacked up. broncos play the san diego chargers tonight. for the first time in franchise history we will be dressed in all orange. jersey, pants, socks, and shoes. straight orange while the chargers will wear solid insurance smurfs. and we're live 9 news broncos insider mike cliff is at the stadium. siemian looked like he was favoring his left shoulder. what is going to happen the first time he gets hit tonight? >> that is a big question. although i'm going to guess he's not going to -- [ with all of these guys when they have these type of injuries, they shoot them up, numb the injury either the night before. most likely in this case they will do it today about three or four hours before the game. so he may not feel anything if he gets hit tonight. the question will be -- [ inaudible ] >> we're catching every fourth word. [ laughter ] now no words at all. there is trevor siemian stretching this week at practice. he has a left shoulder injury. he looked like he was hurt even at practice this week. i know he throws with his right hand. but you have to swing your left when you throw. and i'm worried that tonight he's not going to be right and broncos wore orange bottoms. most recently the wild card playoff. great night for baseball al. dodgers nationals playoff series. former brewers manager ron is expressing interest in the rockies. he was milwaukees skipper for five seasons including 2011 when they won a franchise record 96 games. strange few true. $6,000 for his bizarre during the second round match that he tanked it. >> feels great. [ inaudible ] >> i'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. especially in golf and tennis some of these individual sp minds sometimes. it's so frustrating. it was remarkable to see. just gave up and walked off the court. pumpkins or smurfs? >> it's going to be the pumpkins tonight. they are without their coach. quarterback. they should be good enough to beat the smurfs tonight. >> there we go. there we are again. >> it's kind of cool don't you think? >> i like it. i think they are fun. but only one game. i can't take much more than this. >> this i really like. it looks like they are wearing the onesies. [ laughter ] >> those guys are really enjoying the weather, i'm sure in san diego. they will be watching temperatures there at kick off low 70s. just a great evening out there. as temperatures cool off by 10:00 p.m.. we're in the mid 80s here in denver tomorrow. and possibly flirting with a record. record right now 85. i think we will tie it. 70s and 80s for the weekend. people are out watching their cars, going golf. this is like early july. >> but we talking about ski resorts. >> and the extremes-colorado but i'm still not seeing any storms. not for another two weeks. >> wow. >> nbc nightly news is next. and then that is followed by kyle clark at 6:00. we'll see you back here at 9:00 breaking news tonight, donald trump's furious breaking news tonight. donald trump's furious tirade as the number of women accuse him of sexual assault. >> they're pure fiction and outright lies. >> trump lashing out, claiming a conspiracy to stop him, a declares enough is enough. >> it has shaken me to my core in a way that i couldn't have predicted. >> the first lady like we've never heard her before. >> america strikes back after iranian-backed rebels open fire at a u.s. destroyer. an alarming provocation. exploding danger. we go inside the lab exploring what can happen to cell phones when they're over-charged. an eye-opening consumer alert.