at the same time, though, some veterans question decisions made with their health and their lives after they return. >> the va for all these years wouldn't tell me you're not a veteran. >> the push to help those who say they are now dealing with a disaster at home. >> amazon ordered to pay back millions to customers over something parents thought was child's play. >> and the city of denver is behind the city of denver's instagram account, right? no, not the case. now we're trying to figure out who is. 9news starts now. anti- trump protesters in denver appear to be taking friday night off. sky9 was following thousands of people last night moving through downtown denver and a smaller group that managed to shut down i-25. tonight only a small group of protesters outside the state capitol and a small group of counter protesters.

he's saying about obamacare suggesting to the wall street journal he's considering keeping parts of it. he expanded on those thoughts in his post election interview with 60 minutes. >> reporter: are you going to make sure people with preexisting conditions are still covered? >> yes. it seems to be one of the strongest assets, also the children living with their parents, very much trying to keep that. adds cost, but it's very much something we're going to be a period if you repeal it and before you replace it when millions could lose. >> we're doing it simultaneously. we're going to replace it. we're not going to have a two day period. we're not going to have a two year period where there's nothing. >> trump also spoke about his former rival hillary clinton and their post election phone call. he said it was lovely and

trump even said he would consider contacting former president bill clinton for advice. the stock markets are responding positively to the president election this week ending a week of gains with a record lie for the -- high for the dow. investors are hoping trump's plans could boost the economy. the dow went up more than 5% this week, the biggest gain since november of 2011. we're trying to discuss this election locally. no matter who got your vote st. johns cathedral in capital hill would invite you to talk about it sunday. the church is hosting a halling and reconciliation service open -- healing and reconciliation service open to people of all faiths and beliefs to hopefully find common ground. clergy members brainstormed about this on election night. >> we were talking by texting

began to realize all three of us clergy in this cathedral that we needed to immediately respond. >> the service is sunday night at 6:00 on the corner of washington and 18th. other champions are planning similar gatherings meant to unite people after the election. halftime at the university of colorado's opener tonight paid tribute to the mother of bucks king was awarded chief master sergeant which is the highest enlisted rank in the air force. her military career expands 24 years and seven deployments. the buffs also honored the military parents of two other player tonight. today president obama delivered veterans day remarks at arlington national cemetery

for unity. >> we can practice kindness. we can pay it forwarvolunteer. we can serve. we can respect one another. we can always get each other's backs. that is what veterans day asks all of to us think about. >> vice president elect mike pence visited his homestate in indiana d president elect trump would work to reform va healthcare. this day, veterans day, is a day reserved more than any other on the calendar for celebrating, honoring and recognizing those who served our country. tonight we will show you part of a series of documentaries produced by our sister station in atlanta. the stories are raw. we start with a soldier from fort carson who ran into problems after he went awol

>> general absence of all logic. surprisingly they don't stop themselves. the transition from military service to veteran, general absence of all logic. >> it's about being a smart, fast, legal and precise soldier. >> you i'm now i'm the good guy. >> kill or be killed. the moment you drop your guard you're done. >> they train you how to go through your deployment, but they don't train you how to go home. >> weave just got to do more for -- we've just got to do

>> i love the military. i always knew i was going to go. in i served in the 506 infantry regiment, the band of brothers. ?[ music ] ? >> i think i just came to a head and i snapped. about six months went by that i just don't remember much, the physical problems, headaches and not sleeping, the pages and passing out or blacking -- the pains and passing out or blacking out, not wanting to tell anyone that's happening. the va for all these years would tell me you're not a veteran and then they'd want to see my actual paperwork and so they see the hard copies in front of them and then tell you

not. sorry, you can't come in. disgrace is the biggest understatement ever. >> if someone comes to us who served in the military who is a veteran, but they have an other than honorable discharge, we are by law not allowed to treat them. congress sets the terms on who we're allowed to treat and what the eligibility criteria are. >> they volunteered to serve. they didn't volunteer to get ptsd. >> i feel like battle. we're just battling the military and he may look okay and he may function okay, but they don't know what we deal with. i had faith that as an american our soldiers would be treated and that their injuries would be compensated for. i was naive because i believed in the system. the system doesn't work. it's a broken system.

intelligent, fun loving son. he's been taken from us. and i miss that. ?[ music ] ? >> when you got word that it would be upgraded, how did you find out? >> by letter. i wanted to call everyone and brag and then strangle those that yeah, i mean it was not quite retribution, not quite relief, but awesome because i knew from that day i would get better. i guess.

?[ music ] ? >> i was a sergeant before my 21st birthday. i was really good at my job. taking photos of dead bodies was not the one thing that left me with post-traumatic stress disorder, hearing explosions in the distance and the knowing if my friends -- if my friends were dead, getting shot at from who knows where and bullets bouncing off the vehicle next to me. i was punished for attempting suicide. i mean they had threatened at 1 point to charge me with damaging government property meaning myself which is ridiculous. a pattern of misconduct generated from ptsd is not dishonorable conduct.

could you imagine missing the first year of your child's life to serve in combat and then to be told by the va you're not a veteran? and a veteran who has an other than honorable discharge who is not allowed to get treatment at the v av who is more likely to be without -- at the va who is more likely to be without a job, who is more lik homeless who can't get a diagnosis from the va who don't qualify for healthcare, how are they supposed to prove they have ptsd if the va locks them out? the medical expert that they had in the room was an orthopedist. >> reporter: an orthopedist was the medical expert. that makes no sense. >> it does to the army. they were following the letter of the law at the time.

>> reporter: why not a dermatologist? >> exactly. so i was there contending that post-traumatic stress disorder and depression were the reasons why i attempted suicide and an orthopedist decided that that wasn't a legitimate case. >> tomorrow night we'll continue this series here on 9news. the next part will look into whatis change to help america's veterans and the plan that only has a few weeks left for congress to make it a law. right now we do have the entire charlie foxtrot series on our website 9news.com. while there you can also find a petition supporting the fairness for veterans act. you can read more about it. if you feel compelled, you can sign it and share with others that you know. there's been a shooting north of city park in denver tonight.

shot. this happened near fillmore and mlk, the 3100 block of fillmore specifically. there's no information on the condition of those four victims shough, no details right now about the -- shot, no details now about the shooter or whether that person is a threat to the general public. as we learn more, we'll pass it along to you here. amazon could pay back tens of millions of dollars to refund parents whose children downloaded free game apps and made purchases without the parents' permission within long process for parents who may be eligible for reimbursements. in july of 2014 the fta accused amazon of mackeying it too easy for kids to -- of making it too easy for kids to run up bills playing games. sunny but cooler today, 61 degrees in denver, still warmer than 44 last year. we're still waiting to see if denver will break the city's

first snowfall. that record is november 21st set back in the 1930s. we've gone 30 days so far without rain or snow in denver. we still have three weeks to go to break that record. meteorologist danielle grant will be here with a look at the weekend forecast and temperatures next week that will be toasty. this weekend 9news has a team at standing rock to get a better standing of the issues surrounding the pipeline designed to carry oil from north dakota to illino protests is land near but not on the standing rock sioux reservation on the border of north and south dakota, about 10 hours from denver. protesters have been camped out there for months. hundreds have been arrested. 9news reporter maya rodriguez explains how the situation has fallen into a holden pattern for now. -- holding pattern for now. >> reporter: this is the main camp at standing rob that's been here since april, but it's been a long time coming. those protesting the construction of the dakota

and historical perspectives. they're charging not only will completing the pipeline threaten the sole water supply for the standing rock sioux reservation, but they also claim in building the pipeline the construction destroyed several native american burial and historic sites and it violated a treaty from 1851 that was renegotiated several times since then. the native americans here call the pipeline the black snake. >> we have to stop the black again it's a blessing to being here. a lot of good people o>> both those kinds of arguments, this is our land and the treaty and you have a trust obligation are not that strong in terms of their ability to be enforced through litigation. >> reporter: it could be all this ends with litigation. the tribe has filed a federal lawsuit against the army corps of engineers trying to stop them from granting the final

the pipeline. at standing rock maya rodriguez, 9news. >> the company behind the pipeline, energy transfer, did not respond to our requests for information. the army corps of engineers tells 9news the permit for finishing the dakota access pipeline is pending review. we're talking to people from colorado who are traveling to standing rock to protest. lindsey vonn crashes at comer mountain and ends up in a vail hospital with a broken bone. nd of denver's instagram? it's not the city of denver. >> cool nights and cool mornings, a fantastic forecast. >> on this weekend two years ago it was bitterly cold. the weather has changed. the needs of our neighbors this time of year have not. >> reporter: it's the start of

another bad injury and another surgery for lindsey vonn. the latest accident took place today at copper mountain. there was just enough snow at the top of the run to be open so some of the best in the world can start early training. vonn had surgery last night in vail. her knees are okay and she'll

so the mystery continues as to who runs the city of denver instagram account. it's gorgeous, but it's not official and the city can't find the person who is running the account and using the official city logo. the mystery person replied to next today saying well, what would you be interested in doing? let's talk obviously. there are people commenting on the account saying things like never surrender. the city just wants the official logo down. eynext. you can help us solve the mystery. video game fa their favorite classics from the '80s again. people were in line overnight to be the first to get the nintendo nes classic that comes with 30 games preinstalled, no more cartridges. the consoles are about sold out. there will be more into the holiday season and new year. tomorrow we would love to see you at 9cares colorado shares to support our neighbors who could use a hand going into the holidays. weather should be perfect.

to 4 p.m. at five locations in the metro area, more than 30 other dropoff sites across the state. the map and the details are on 9news.com. even in horrible weather two years ago we had people bring in 468,000 pounds of food. it was snow and wind chills were below zero that day. obviously the weather will not be an issue this year. we hop that you will not forget us as well as our neighbors in need. hope to see you forecast to the region tomorrow and sunday too, high temperatures returning to the 60s with plenty of sunshine. we hope to see you at 9cares colorado shares. tonight the sky candy was intense. look at this john roper capturing a stunning sunset across the loggerman reservoir west of longmont, all the colors and reflection, a nice deep breath, quiet serene picture for all of us to see, 30 days without any

metro area. we desperately need some. up in the high country they're saying the same thing. andy golden capturing this on trail ridge road, beautiful blue skies and sunshine, dusting of snow up there. the road is still open. as far as drought conditions, this is a look, three months ago august 9th just ab naturally dry naturally dry across the is an -- abnormally dry across the san juans. now southeastern colorado looking at moderate drought. again, 61 in evan did, fort collins and greeley -- in denver, fort collins and greeley, 50s along the eastern plains, 60s in eagle, mid-50s in telluride. at the airport a few clouds, temperatures in the low 40s and winds out of the south, southwest at 10 miles per hour. here in the 9news backyard a little brisk, temperatures still holding strong in the mid- 40s. tonight will be chilly across the state. across the country now dry

storm system just starting to push into the west side, seattle, portland, northern california picking up on just some light rain tonight. here in denver we'll go with mostly clear skies after about midnight, overnight lows flirting with freezing and the sunrise coming at us at 6:40 tomorrow. so across the state really tonight 20s and for our overnight lows, 24 in kremmling, teens in alamosa, good radiational cooling with clear skies that you can see on futurecast. tomorr and that's the way the afternoon holds as well. tomorrow night once again mostly clear. is it broken? nope. it's just looking at that same pesky pattern that won't break. tomorrow morning will be cool, 7 a.m. bright and early, 9 cares colorado shares, we would love to see you. you don't even have to get out of your car. mid- to upper 60s by tomorrow

mountains and foothills and a nice mild afternoon across the western slope, too. we're at 52 in nederland, low 60s in idaho springs and bailey tomorrow afternoon and we could see a handful of low 70s across the metro area and i-25 by tomorrow afternoon. we have a weak little disturbance that just grazes northern colorado sunday and kick up the winds a bit and temperatures skyrocket yet again the start of next week into the 70s. we d and then finally a storm system comes in, possibly bringing some high country snowfall but for us just some cooler

from colorado's sports leader here's rod mackey. >> the avalanche want one of these, a playoff beard. they don't want one sort of like kyle's perhaps which means they need to win several playoff series, but first they've got to get into the playoffs. colorado has been awol from the postseason five of the last six seasons. that's a long ways away. let's focus on winnipeg, the team in up to tonight. colorado scored this time. first career goal by nico

it was a big night in boulder as the cu basketball team tipped off their season against sacramento state. big things expected from the buffs on the hardwood, though. tad boyle has told everyone not to get too excited too soon, but after this game it may be hard not to. then again it's just sac state. derek white will see his first points of the season. buff win in a blowout 90-53. big blow for the rapids to out with a groin strain in the u.s. world cup qualifier against mexico and the stars and stripes lost, so a bad night all around. let's focus on football as we turn to taylor temby for round 1 of the prep pigskin playoffs. >> reporter: stakes are very high now. it's win and move on. lose and go home. no one wants to be on the bad end of an upset. was a gorgeous but chilly night. cherry creek and ralston valley

half. straight up the gut and find some space, touchdown makes it 14 -0. that's how it ends. creek advances to face mullen in round 2. ponderosa hosting mesa ridge from the springs and the mustangs look to the run game, specifically quarterback sterling ostil, ponderosa moves on with a 40-14 victory. tomorrow morning on the 9news prep rally so many more games to show you. we have coming. grandview basketball will join us at 8:50 to find out where their star player is headed to school. broncos played it official today, no talib and no wolfe against the saints which means that young offense will have to find a way to put up some point in new orleans. >> guys like book and trevor, they've never walked in this place. i've been in there about 20 times. they need to get going real

played in a dome.

an update in tonight's shooting in the neighborhood north of city park in denver, police are telling us at this point actually three people, not four were shot there. this happened and mlk boulevard. everybody is expected to survive. we'll have updates as we learn more across the networks of 9news. >> that is it for us tonight. the tonight show is next. we'll update you on 9news tomorrow morning starting at 6:00 on channel 20. hopefully we'll see you at 9cares colorado shares. we appreciate you guys.