. >> reporter: in denver noel brennan, 9news. >> that's a reporter that knows how to enjoy a story. noel and i discussed at least the forecasting fun that is colorado's weather. i'm meteorologist kathy sabine in the calm backyard. all we need is a .1-inch of snow or better tomorrow at dia and that's our first official snowfall of the season and it looks likely. take a look outside. it's beautiful in the city now. earlier today the clouds coming in meant business in the high the front range. the wind has been quite vigorous tonight, 80 degrees the high eclipsing the record of 77 set in 1941, highs way above average for lower elevations. we should be in the low 50s this time of year. we're in the midst of a dry stretch that's been years since we've seen. i think finally it will end with the shift in the weather pattern. currently 45 degrees at dia, a weak dry front coming through, so winds have increased in the backyard. it is still ti in downtown denver. things are changing. the area of low pressure that is approaching us from the northwest already starting to bring snow to the north

noel brennan, denver, 9news. with noel again in a little while. he's moved to colorado mills to check out the shopping there. d this morning, nearly the mile high united way for turkey truck. the weather didn't stop thousands from getting in the race this morning. [ gobbling ] >> reporter: there was actual turkey running the frisco turkey trot this year. his name is christmas. he has there was about 800 runners. runners saw a few inches of fresh snow. wasn't a problem for those dressed to run for the holidays. >> we're here for the frisco turkey trot. and why else would i be dressed like this? this is an everyday thing. it's wind slick and, yeah! should work good. insulated. not to mention this hot does some really funny stuff when you're running, too. [ laughter ] money from the frisco turkey trot goes their science, technology, and math program. this year, it raised $2,000. >> so the whole idea, you run to burn off calories and stuff your face to gain them back tenfollowed. robert mcadam did just that by -- -- tenfold. >> robert mcadam did that

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