observance indianapoliss everything. interpretation i. i lost carrie. anyone can get a panic attack. even al friday williams. and chasing the dream in colorado. 9news starts now. we begin with a situation in narcs. there's a clash between sheriff deputies and protestors tonight. the deputies are calling this a riot. a tactical movement by the

a bridge. this is near but not on the standing rock protest. firefighters say those hoses are being used to being put outs set by the protestors. protestors worry that the pipeline could water source. and someone vandalized elizabeth birth school over the weekend. they drew a swastika over at the building. >> reporter: there's no doubt it took more effort to clean up. >> yeah, you know can help! >> get on there. >> reporter: then it did for a

deface this elementary school. >> it builds a more beautiful place. >> reporter: ryan richard didn't see the extent of the graffiti until this morning. >> some antijewish remarks and things on the sidewalk and our building. >> reporter: word about what happened spread to parents like meagan quinn who has a first grader at the school. >> it was important for me to come out and see what can done to clean this up. >> reporter: maternity parents, staff, and kids -- parents, staff, and kids work together and welcome everyone in the community. >> we don't could youer. and my kids are wearing their jewish clothes because they're proud of their identity. >> it's very easy to respond with fear and anger and very difficult to approach things love and compassion.

than the ones washed away. >> it's beautiful the way our community comes together with one small hate of act and respond in love. >> reporter: the school is closed closed this week for fall break. when students return to class, the principal says vandalism will be used a teaching moment for the kids. denver public schools is still look into what happened. >> thank you, noel. noel brennan reporting. sign of their year, or maybe it was. a crash with only five laps to know in the last race of the season. the car exploded and caught fire. truexx was able to get out and walk away. the car didn't fare as well. jimmie johnson won the championship. but this was the best year ever for furniture road racing and truexx. to say they were on fire so to

they'll be adding a car. the number 77 which will be driven by 20-year-old xfinity driver, eric jones. panic attacks can be debilitating for those who suffer from them. very real. some even feel they'll die if they don't take action. a williams spokes with our own. >> reporter: it may be hard to imagine that al friday "big al" williams -- alfred "big all" williams could be afraid of anything. at 6:00-foot, 6, he was a terror on the field. -- 6-foot, 6, he was a terror

all that changed with an injury in '99. >> where do i go? what do i do? i didn't have an answer. i was hurt. i was frustrated. i didn't know where i was going in my life. this surgery i knew was end my career. >> reporter: all those doctors, coaches and fans who once surrounded him were gone that. sudden sense of loss gave birth to a new near fear. he noticed it first on airplane. >> i felt this surge of energy over me that was negative. i told the guy i had to go back because i was having a heart attack. >> the airplane was forced to go to the terminal. and the same thing would happen seven more times. >> getting on an airplane at any point to go anywhere was my new big name. and i had never faltered in the big moment. but getting on that plane, it was a tough deal for me. >> reporter: the attacks were just as bad in the air.

i was so frustrated. i had a button down shirt and i just ripped it off. my wife wasn't next to me, so he says, want to switch seats? [ laughter ] >> i lost my cool. it was scary. and i wanted to get off the airplane. i was sit at first class looking at the door thinking, i could just get off this airplane right now. it was the most frightening thing i've ever been through in my life. and i wouldn't wish that nobody. >> reporter: panic attacks, it turns out, had brought a football giant to his knees. >> frustrating. devastating. it put me in tears and it was painful. >> reporter: dimly lit rooms and unfamiliar odors triggered fear. >> people feel like they're going to die. but they're not. >> reporter: one in five people will have panic attacks

they're sometimes described as claustrophobia. >> one of the worst things that can happen is if you're in the middle of a panic attack and you escape it by leaving the environment you're in, it reinforces or makes it more likely you'll have that same response with you return to that environment. >> reporter: medication can help manage the attacks, but they're not a cure. facing him, he says, works best. >> the more you avoid the situation in which the >> it felt like a heart attack. >> reporter: big al williams knows that all too well. his nfl days ma by over, but he's still tackling his fears and staying strong. vicente arenas, 9news. >> williams' panic attacks have not gone away. he says he's managing them with medication. donald trump met with

brother of president's former chief of staff. and robert l. johnson. america's first black millionaire. as he continues to compile his cabinet, he met with guiliani and chris christie. no new announcements were announced over the weekend. ? [ music ] ? perspective is something sometimes lost here in america. and "storytellers," we show you a man chasing the american dream with perspective on how far he's traveled both literally and in life. >> reporter: before he became a veterinarian -- >> you know, growing up in africa, i really didn't know what i was going to do. >> reporter: -- before he left the african nation of chad. >> i was born in one of the poorest countries.

became a surgeon, dr.er rick atikon learned to live his life through challenges. >> we didn't have electricity. >> reporter: prospects for his future were grim until he found a glimmer of hope. >> there was a contest by the french government in chad for two scholarships for vet school. >> reporter: not only did he win but he went to school and finished ae but during that im, too both his parents died forcing -- during that time, both of his parents died, forcing him to change his plans. >> i came to the u.s. to see what was possible here. >> reporter: he came to his uncle in denver. >> i realized, oh, i can't even make a sentence. >> reporter: with no english skills, his uncle told him to give up his dream of being a vet here. >> i couldn't spoke the

>> reporter: in six months, he taught himself english and found his way to deercreek animal hospital in littleton where he was given a chance. >> he would be all day, late at night making sure he learned everything he could learn from us. >> i stayed at the hospital for four months because i didn't really have a place to go. [ dog barking ] >> reporter: cox was so impressed with him -- >> when you catch one like that, you want to do whatever you can to help him. loan to go to kansas state. gave me $20,000 out of pocket. >> we jokingly call him our third son now. >> reporter: after he graduated, he was taught the rare school of laproscopic surgery, performing operations through a small incision with the aid of a tiny camera.

electricity was a luxury. >> to incorporate that into what he's done, it's amazing. >> reporter: and now he just opened his own animal hospital. >> he asked me once, are you going to -- are you going to pay that loan back? i say, i hope so! [ laughter ] >> to see this kid grow -- i know you're a part of that. it's been wonderful. i don't know what his limits are. >> let me see if we have enough for dogs -- >> reporter: though he clients and little money, aros knows where -- eros knows where he came from before. >> $60, exit fee is 50 -- but i'll waive all that. >> reporter: when you ask him what his animal hospital is called in america, he to call it liberty. >> the liberty to practice freely -- i don't feel like

>> reporter: 9news. >> he says his uncle apologized for not believing in him at first. >> he says his goal at this point is to hire staff and vets for that hospital to serve those in need. members of the transgender community and those who support them gathered today for a special service. >> this is the international transgender day of remembrance. they remember those killed during the past year in instances involving prejudice. the gathering started 18 years ago after a young transg based on her gender identity. 24 victims around world were honored tonight. >> it's a voice. it gives our allies and, you know, the general public awareness that this is an issue. it's a serious issue. >> reporter: the gender identity center which hosted denver's event says it also offers a safe place for everyone to come together without fear of being judged. almost 70 in the city today!

snow, well, that snow is almost gone. but already tracking the next system. one more mild, relatively dry day before a chance for more rain and snow!

i know it was almost 70 today, but don't put the coat, the boots, the shovel away just yet! i'm meteorologist kathy sabine and i'm tracking another storm. probably be here before you're ready! tonight, though, the sunset on

you've all been sharing beautiful sunrise and sunset pictures with me. with the cloud cover around the area, it's really been a fun weekend to cloud watch. upper 60s over the city today. mid-70s in southeastern colorado. we should be in the low 50s this time of year. it's a glorious night in downtown denver. we have a high cloud -- kind of this thin deck of clouds out there. and that will keep your overnight minimums up a bit. that will mean a very warm and mild drive. but cloudy. 44 at the airport. winds south at 11:00. humidity about 40%. we're watching this cloud deck pretty impressive. this bringing much needed rain to southern california at this hour. unlike thursday's storms coming from the southwest. the storm that came in thursday came in from the northwest. it was colder, stronger. this one's weaker and warmer. but has a lot of moisture with it.

storm warning areas where we anticipate 6 to 12 inches of snow. couldn't be better for holiday skiers. but travel on i-70, the next 34 to 46 hours, could be interesting. these areas will do just great with the snow fall. winter weather advisories for the areas shaded in blue. a little bit of slushy snow and then it'll get packed with snow. high pressure, weather pattern keeps the storm track to the north. it's finally shifting east, breaking down a little bit. and all this welcomed moisture is finally on its way to colorado. the areas in blue are where we anticipate the heaviest precipitation in the next 12 to 24 hours. basically west of the continental divide and across a large portion of the western u.s. under extreme drought scenario right now. tomorrow, mostly cloudy. but temperatures should be about 10 degrees warmer than average.

the north. temperatures won't be colorado this week. so high -- cold this week. notice how limited the moisture is for the front range and eastern plains. west of the continental divide, green is the rain for the valley. snow level about # thousand feet. really pick -- 9,000 feet. really picks up about this time tomorrow night. denver we'll start to see showers to the north. they settle up probably 3:00, 4:00 in the morning. but looks like it'll be a brief rain/snow mix. then the whole system pushes east of us. is out of here. we have lows very mild tonight because of the cloud deck. 30s in the -- 20s in the high country. temperatures cooler than today. high and mid-level clouds will be kicking in with that wind which will push temperatures in the 50s for the foothills. but basically the next 12 to 24 hours, smooth sailing for your drive. tuesday morning looks like the more difficult part of our week. so mostly cloudy. light winds and cool. the sun's up at 6:50 tomorrow.

for you. we have mid-30s at 6:00 a.m. mid-50s by lunchtime. close to 60 by about 3:00 in the afternoon. late day and early evening rain showers briefly mixing with snow monday night into tuesday morning. less than an inch of accumulation if that. it's a pretty warm storm. clearing midday. cold tuesday. warmer wednesday. a great holiday thursday. back in the 50s we go for the weekend! another storm we're tracking for about a week from today. spectacular sunrise and suns much for that!

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from colorado's sports leader, here's drew soicher. >> tony romo knows he'll be traded which got him thinking where he'd prefer to play next. and romo has reportedly decided denver is his first choice! he backup qb now because rookie daq press cot earned the job while romo was injured. he thinks he'd be a good fit for the broncos if paxton lynch needs more time and trevor siemian isn't a long- term solution. romo is 36 years old, the same age peyton manning was when he joined the broncos. we now how that worked out. broncos had if week off but still moved up in the

upset by the tampa bucs today. raiders still lead the west. broncos are now in second place. colorado moved into the top ten of the associated press college football poll today by virtue of their -- virtue of their victory over washington state this weekend. they jumped from 12th to 9th. it's the first time cu has been in the ap top ten since 2002! . >> it's just gun to see that with our young men -- it's just fun to see th young men to see they've done that. they've brought people back out. connected the state of colorado with their team. the university of colorado. and i think that's really special. >> took 49 years, 262 games and 46 victories, but it did turn out the lights last night following the rams' win with new mexico. ? [ music ] ?

i think about all the good times. don't want to think about the bad times up there. ? [ music ] ? >> it's kind of a sad moment. but you can see it's time to move on. [ clapping >> go!!! are you ready? !!! ! >> yes!!! ! >> reporter: told our players all week. this place is special because of the memories people have here watching football games. you're the last memory that these fans will see at hughes stadium. and we need to put on a show and i think we did tonight. >> it's special for the fans. we had so many of our former players back to celebrate with us.

feel like ultimately special. >> it's really special. there's a lot of great faces, a lot of, you know, old friends, old teammates, old coaches. it's a special place. i'm going to miss it but i look forward to the future. >> just to be a part of sonny's lifetime here and friendships i've made -- a lot of special moments in this building. >> it was an amazing scene there at the end of the game. you know, everybody on the field shutting out the lights. you know, you got to go up top and shoot the canon. but just to sit up there and watch the people just celebrating and enjoy the moment. >> it tickles me. you know, i -- there's so many memories going through me. it's almost euphoric. i would never trade this out for me. >> there's been a lot of coaches here at the university. and sometimes players feel

staff. but let them know they're always welcome, around, and part of this family. but it's not my football team. it's their football team. >> it all started right here at hughes. and it won't be forgotten for sure. >> thanks for staying late! you'll find your car when the sun comes up in the morning! [ laughter ] nuggets missed 17 foul shots and still won easily tonight. nuggs beat the utah jazz on "star wars" night. i believe it was darth vader who once said you are unwise to lower your defenses. that's true when murray gets hot. he scored 16 of his 18 in the 4th quarter. college hoops. csu was beat bin stanford for the 8th time tonight. rams committed 20 turnovers and lost for the first time this season, 56-49.