a nearby oil pipeline. standing rock is near the border between north and south dakota, about a 10 hour drive from denver. so we sent 9news reporter maya rodriguez and photojournalist anne herbst up there where changes in the weather could create new problems for those protesters. >> reporter: spring, summer, fall, those are the seasons that the people here at the standing rock camp have withstood sense april, but an even stronger challenge may be around the corner, winter. they cl protectors. >> we're all from all over the world. >> reporter: but at standing rock camp the protectors are also the protesters. >> we're winning because we've got a moral high ground. >> reporter: bengie buffalo is one of them, his white tent now a canvas. >> i should turn them in for graffiti. >> reporter: where people in this camp are leaving their personal mark. >> people all over the world. i figure from now on, all these

prayers are with us. >> reporter: foyer goal is to stop destruction of the final piece of the dakota access pipeline. >> i have children, also. so i don't want them to feel the repercussions of decisions that we've made. >> reporter: the $3.7 billion pipeline need a pending permit from the army corps of engineers to drill under the lake, part of the missouri river watershed and the main source of drinking water for the standing reservation. stopping the pipeline is the long term goal of the protesters. in the short term winter is coming. >> challenges are coming, the weather and wind and it's going to get cold soon. >> reporter: which is why temporary structures are going up at the camp and chopping firewood is a constant here. >> so we're here as people, not just natives but for all human beings. >> reporter: a unity that bengie buffalo says he'll be a

few months. >> you know, if we got a choice, we can makuta difference if we stand together in solidarity. so we can do it. i know we -- make a difference if we stand together in solidarity. so we can do it. i know we can. >> reporter: there is no end in sight for the standoff. despite that the people in the camp say they're willing to see that through despite the brutal winters north dakota is known fo the company behind the pipeline, did not respond to numerous requests for comment from 9news, but the company has said in the past the pipeline construction would create more than 1,000 jobs and help move over 4,000 barrels of oil every day across four states. those patriots did not waiver at the call and we're thankful for that.

all here because of those selfless acts. >> today is veterans day, a day to remember all the men and women who sacrificed their live for our freedom. it is also a day to thank active military members fighting for our country right now. fort logan had a ceremony today. dozens of veterans and their families attended. did you see the flag over i25 and the tech center today? they are there every year every patriotic holiday since 9/11. he stood on the union street bridge this morning and told us why he keeps coming back every year. >> love it because we get all people honking and people driving up telling stories about when they were in the service or how they love what we're doing and they get a sense of patriotism and if they can feel that sometime during the rest of the day, then everything that i'm doing right

>> tucker says he is well aware of what veterans have sacrificed for the country and that many have come hopeful he's out there -- home. he's out there honoring them because he fools he owes them something. president obama took part in a ceremony at the memorial amphitheater today. the president focused his address on veterans and election week and pointed out they fought for us to have the right to choose our own leaders >> we can practice kindness, pay it forward, volunteer, serve, respect one another. we can always get each other's backs. that is what veterans day asks all of us to think about. >> president obama also had a breakfast for veterans and their families and laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. i vice president elect mike pence will take charge of

the white house. pence takes over from new jersey governor chris christie who was heading the transition planning before trump's win on tuesday. christie will still be involved being named one of the several vice chairs. other transition team members are dr. ben carson, rudy guiliani and three of trump's children will be involved, also. students in denver walked out again in protest of donald trump's election country. in portland where trees turned -- protests turned violent last night crews cleaned up today. denver saw presses as well. some streets shut downtown. there are more protests planned tonight that could impact traffic. police in chicago are investigating a video going around social media. you might have seen it on facebook. i saw it on my feed. the video can be a little difficult to watch. police say the beating took place wednesday at a chicago intersection. officers responded to a battery

police say it started after the man's car was sideswiped. the people in the car this hit man then got out and started beating the driver. in the background bystanders were heard yelling things like you voted trump and don't vote trump. a chicago priest and activist denounced the actions of those in the video. >> this is not acceptable. you know, then we become just like those who we say are the mean spirited vulgar people of america. clear if politics actually was a motivating role in this incident. it was something as we said that bystanders were yelling about. investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what happened. work on a broken water main is still underway this evening. around 6 a.m. today water was seen flooding an area on sixth avenue between logan and grant street. the pipe was first installed back in 1890.

water main is expected to be fixed by 6:00. lanes are expected to reopen overnight. an 18-foot section was cut out and replaced of that pipe. tomorrow join us for 9cares colorado shares. right now belen deleon is at the king soopers at colorado and yale. she'll show us what kind of items you might want to bring by. i think she filled those carts. >> she had a credit card. >> she it's going to be a beautiful weekend, perfect for 9 cares colorado shares. >> danielle is tracking some possible snow for the mountain next week. we'll check in with her in a few. >> and a smoke detector recall even if you just replaced the batteries.

so a deer apparently wanted to shop for fall fashions in an american eagle store in stillwater, oklahoma, last night. that's not the weird part.

deer, started recording on his cell phone and in the clip there you see the deer running through the rack before leaping through the window display and crashing through the glass. the glass just gave way. the deer ran off. at this point still not clear how the animal got inside the store. more than 3.5 million combination smoke and carbon monoxide are being recalled in the u.s. and they may be inside your home. this recall involves kiddie nighthawk talking combo smoke manufactured from june, 2004 through december, 2010. when the alarm reaches its seven year end of life and batteries are replaced, it can still make that chirping sound leading consumers to think it's still working when it's not. the problem poses a risk of not being alerted to a fire or carbon monoxide incident. kiddie has received eight reports of incidents, no injuries have been reported. you can contact the company for a free replacement. one of the nation's oldest

100 8-year-old world war 2 vet bill moore is in washington d.c. where he attended the annual veterans day breakfast at the white house. moore was an army sergeant with the 40 fest infantry division. he leaves in -- 40th infantry division. he leaves in pennsylvania. he marched into germany to liberate the he is excited about the journey to the capitol. >> reporter: tell the truth. are you excited a little bit? >> a little bit, but, you know, i was more proud to go overseas with the u.s. army. >> a lot of memories there. along with the white house breakfast moore plans to visit the world war ii memorial and he says when he gets to meet president obama, he's going to give him a little advice about

the veterans parade is tomorrow at 10 a.m. in denver near 14th and colfax near the city and county building. after the parade there's a festival between noon and 3:00 at civic center park. it's free. there's music, activities, food and military displays. 9cares colorado shares is tomorrow from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. it will be beautiful out. we'd love for you to see us. >> it's always great to see people willing to give. we're taking toys, nonperishable food and, of course, cash. belen deleon is at the king soopers near colorado and yale loading up carts to show you how far money can go. >> reporter: hi, guys, i've been given a tough task this morning. i was once a little girl that depended and relied on food from food banks. so it's awesome to be able to be out here and shop and know this food will go to so many people in our community.

here. i got top ravioli. i'm thinking of my kids there. we've got some milk and diapers, some stuff that's high in protein is what we're really looking forward to seeing because we are partnering with food bank of the rockies. some of these items will be distributed to more than 500 food banks across colorado. so we really need your help. let's say you can't go out and do that shopping. folks, our friends at king soopers are making it of these little boxes and we have a few. you can brushfire one for $10. that -- you can purchase one for $10. that provides 70 meals to a family in need. this one is $5 and provides 35 meals to a family in need. this food is so needed across our community. 9 couldn't do this without the help of our community and this is the 34th year that we've done this. so it's our community and our

we give them a big thanks. we hope to see everyone out there tomorrow. >> when i got here three years ago, the first year that i was part of this and our community, it is unbelievable the generosity we see year after year. it's so well received. >> reporter: that's right. there's so many ways to do it. for example, buy a box, buy the food or bring your cash. we will take those donations as well. >> the food banks can stretch some cash, but i know people like to get the tangible food and it's all welcome. >> if you are going out there saturday, here is a list of places we will be. you can come by 7 a.m. till 4 p.m. at steven locations. there are more than -- seven locations. there are more than 30 sites across the state. there is an interactive map posted online at 9news.com. a little cooler today, but

>> danielle is tracking a storm that could bring snow to the mountains in about a week, details coming up. >> for us on this friday is donald trump backtracking on his vow to repeal obama care, what he said today that's raising questions. >> why some amazon customers will get refunds over something their children may have done.

hi there, i'm meteorologist danielle grant in the backyard. we have some serious sky candy going on tonight. come closer to your screen. i want to show you so pictures out there. it's just stunning. this is our live camera overlooking fort collins and the sky halit up. it just looks like cotton candy out there, every color imaginable. we have clear skies in boulder.

pretty much the entire state looking abnormally dry. we do have moderate drought for the denver metro area up through fort collin and then across our south eastern plains as well. look at this, 30 days here in the denver metro area without any sort of precipitation and it looks like that trend will continue at least for the next week or so. today was our slight cool-off day and we still were above average at 61 degrees out at the airport, low 60s in we held strong mid- to upper 50s along the eastern plains and nice to feel more like fall around here even though it doesn't quite look like it. at the airport mostly cloudy skies, temperatures in the lower 50s, winds picking up a bit out of the southeast around 11 mile-per-hour. here in the 9news backyard our temperatures are right there at 56, a pleasant friday evening. i'd probably grab a jacket if

little rain for washington, oregon and into northern california and a little snowfall for new england. yeah, those higher elevation areas picking up a bit, but really there is the tune we're singing the next couple days on just how dry it is and how high pressure is anchored in across the west. tonight we're going with mostly cloudy skies, overnight lows about 33 and sunrise tomorrow morning 6:40. we'll cool thing off a little bit more along the eastern plains in the 20s and up high country with those clear skies even down to the teens in alamosa. the rest of tonight you can see not a lot going on, a few clouds in grand junction around 11 p.m. tomorrow morning we wake up 7 a.m., 9cares colorado shares is happening. we hope to see you out there. by 5 p.m. mostly cloudy skies and that's pretty much the name of the game this weekend. temperatures early on 7 a.m. at the situation, we have lots

-- locations, but we are the ones in the cold. tomorrow afternoon close to 70, eastern plains warming up with all this sunshine, 50s for the foothills, nederland 52, blackhawk 56, close to 70 in denver, aurora, bennett, 71 in littleton and longmont. you can see the extended forecast showing a brief little cool-off rolling in sunday. that's going to bring the high country areas maybe just a little dusting for us the winds pick up. the cloud increase. the temperatures just start to soar for the start of next week. finally that storm system we've all been looking at for thursday and friday next week, doesn't look like it's going to bring us any snowfall, but certainly up in the mountains, they should get a good dose which will be great news for the ski resorts opening up by next friday. >> just a little overdue. >> we'll take it.

little cooler, too. >> thank you. the high school football playoffs kickoff tonight. we'll have a live report coming up in sports. >> plus von miller explains why add to the list of dead wrong predictions about what would happen with donald trump,

from colorado's sports leader here's rod mackey. >> it's official. the broncos will be without aqib talib and derek wolfe in new orleans. it's not a division game or even an afc game and yet sunday's game seems like the most important one so far this season. they won't tell you that. to the team the next game is al the biggest game -- always the biggest game, but after losing

can ill afford to lose back to back both games. >> they understand what we're facing and where we're going. this is a hell of a team that's playing really well. i think getting over last week was key, getting our mentality going again, getting our spirits up. that's part of football. i think we've done that. >> a lot of those broncos were at pepsi last night for the nuggets/warriors game. tonight the avs take can hosting winnipeg. tonight is also the start of the 3a, 4a and 5a prep peg skin playoffs and taylor temby joins us live for the very first one. >> reporter: cherry creek and ralston valley are on the field, 14-0 creek starting the 2nd half, lots of great games happening tonight. bear creek is in the field and they've got something no other team has. we're figuring you'll probably see it right away. from a distance --

what the view from the huddle doesn't lie. >> i get second glances and oh, that's a girl. >> reporter: the first give- away of this bear creek senior is the long ponytail coming from her helmet. >> i used to get the token from every coach is that a girl you got playing there? does she kick? >> reporter: no. she prefers something a little more punishing, thank you. >> i'll put him on his butt just like if he thinks he's putting me on mine. >> reporter: haley linebacker and she's a starter. >> she has a fantastic personality and brings life to the team. it's fun to see her be physical and not intimidated. >> reporter: that's because she's had time to adjust to the hits. abata started football at age 5. many of her teammates today have been with her on the field since their peewee days. >> a little more protective because i'm like their little

know hayley can hold her on. haley is out there because she deserves it. >> we're trying to play the best 11. that's our goal. we're not trying to send any messages. she's earned her spot. >> reporter: no. 42 takes pride in knowing she's the only female position player in the state. >> it's exciting i guess you could say because there's not a lot of girls out there that can say that. >> reporter: she already has her sight set on tackling another task. >> it's my dream to play on the collegiate level. >> reporter: we'll have a of great games tonight and i'll have the results tonight at 9:00 and 10:00. >> great story, thank you very much. finally veterans day is today, but the nfl will honor the military all month long. in fact, earlier this week the broncos met with 75 military members from fort carson. >> from salute to service month is one of my favorite months. you get to pick an emblem on the back of the helmet. i actually put all the emblems

obviously no fun league, can't have all this stuff. i have a huge respect for these guys. what we do on the football field, it kind of correlates, but when we lose, we go home with a bad attitude. when they lose, they lose their life. huge respect to those guys. i've been over to afghanistan and all that stuff, met real superheroes. >> it's so cool because so many people look up to nfl players, but the nfl players look up to the military. >> it's a great perspective. great to hear from von. d day out there for our veterans and the families celebrating this weekend. >> the parade going on tomorrow and temperatures couldn't be better. we'll be warming things up. we don't have any snow to contend with. it will be a hair cooler sunday with a few more clouds, winds kicking up. then 70s the start of next week wednesday, wow, close to 80 degrees and finally the next storm system comes in. it looks to hit the mountains. for us, if anything, just some

temperatures, 42 degrees for a daytime high. this time next week it might be kind of refreshing, but yet again more sunshine and above average temps. >> at least that's what it looks like a week out subject to change. >> nbc nightly news is next followed by next with kyle clark. we'll see you at 9:00 and

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