this is abc news taking action. so far we're getting news into the serial street shooter, what you need know coming up. a man racing across the road does not make it in time and officers trying to determine what happened. >> expect some major changes. >> crazy how fast those buildings come down. 4:30. thank you for starting your day with us. the first thing to get to is the weather. >> let's talk about it. as we are not tracking any rain on desert doppler, all quiet this morning. not just in the valley. areas south and southeast.

other than that, as we go through this day, the storm chances fire up in the higher terrain and possibly a slight chance in the valley. heading out the door, plan on the temperatures in the 80s. it's a little bit mild as you step outside. temperatures back near 110. another sizzling hot day. we'll talk about the storm chances in a bit. >> breaking news 15. >> more complaints coming from a neighborhood at this hour. in mesa, nick, a lot of activity behind you. >> reporter: this is a very busy scene. abc is first on scene this morning we're hearing that this fire here at the apartments started because of an outdoor water heater.

a number of fire crews going back and forth. the good news is that there's no injuries and it only sounds like one unit is going to be displaced. several others have some smoke damage, but those people are not going to have to leave because of it. no injuries i'll go and see if i can talk to the chief. i'll see if i can grab them and get an update. i'll make sure i g you guys. all right, to a quick traffic alert on i-10 in western arizona it's back open after a deadly crash that closed the area for six hours here's a picture near the scene. just devastating. you can see the car crushed in between the two semis a dust storm is to blame for the

serial street shooter. this morning, we're getting one of the clearest accounts of the attacks yet. >> live at 59th avenue. someone tried to save one of the victims? >> this is right. the neighbor ran over and tried to give the victim cpr, he died at the scene. that neighbor is only speaking to abc 15 and giving us new insight to the shooter. he was killed back on june 10th. he was in his girlfriend's driveway. he texted her to go to dinner and she was just turning off all of the nights when she heard the shooting. calvin davis was on his scooter. he said the driver stopped next to garcia and yelled something in spanish an unloaded 6 shots. >> i guess he tried to get

car. i felt it was someone in my family that had been shot >> he had to go after the serial shooter to get back his loss. if you recognize the man, call police. >> the more information, the better. there's going to be a community meeting. tell us about that. >> it will be tonight at the mountain view precinct 20th street and maryland. that's where three of the shootings have occurred. they're urging everyone within the community to come to the meeting and get information. >> katie is reporting this morning. >> more breaking news now. 4:34. happening while you were sleeping. fire crews working to save homes after a detached garage catches fire. it's near 57th avenue and

the flames did damage a neighboring garage. that was the scene there. also happening overnight, two motor homes catch fire in phoenix. the flames did not spread to a near by house. it was near 35th avenue and mcdowell. we were also on the scene of a horrific crash a man injured after being hit by a tow truck. the man is in his 30s near scottsda r nearly across the street when he was hit by the tow truck. the driver could not stop in time. the photographer said he could see several feet of skid marks on the road. the investigation continues. 24 hours later, no sign of who hit and killed a woman near 48th street and mcdowell. that woman in her 60s was in a

the only clues, the person was in a red or blue f-150-style pickup. look for the front end damage. we have a community alert especially if your kids walk to school. two said they were followed by a suspicious car with two men inside. as for the car, it's a great four-door sedan with disability mirror. things are cooling down in one of the buildings after a chiller went out. a student said it got hot in there. there's a water flow issue with the community. it will be fixed today an all classrooms were affected.

hotel was imploded a few hours ago it was vegas' most famous casino. the hotel and casino closed last year after 60 years. the headliners martin, a convention center will be built in its place. senator john mccain receives an endorsement from the arizona police association. the apa has not always supported the senator. they did support the senator in 2004. we have a warning if you like to buy or sell online. thieves are targeting you

against buyers and sellers their advice is to trust your instincts >> the air on the back of your neck stands up. back out of that deal and move on. because understand there's no product and there's no discount or great deal ever going to be worth your personal health and safety. >> know the fair price, if a deal is too good to be true, it probably is. meet in a public place. bring a friend and tell another friend who you're meeting and when you're expected to be back. >> the biggest bowl game. setting a date for this year's parade. it's at north central phoenix. it's on a saturday this year. they will invite those to submit their entries.

this year's bowl. prepare for another hot day. today, we could see a repeat. today, a bit of a difference, bringing in a slight chance of a stray shower. talking about the air quality, we're under the pollution advisory. if you have respiratory problems, make indoor plans really, all of us may want to be indoors we'll climb to 109 by 3:00. by 4:00, topping out around 110 this afternoon. right now, sitting at 9 0 degrees, it's going to be a quickly-warming day. your window for the chance of showers this afternoon, we'll talk about that coming up. should be a pretty easy

hoping to get her two attackers off of the street.

first, we have to talk about a situation happening in louisiana. just devastating the area. >> it is. we're talking about it in the news room. the images are something else from louisiana. the severe flooding, the unreal rescue that unfolded. the death toll has risen now to 7 baton rouge. 20,000 people have been rescued from their homes. 11,000 staying in shelters >> my house is underwater. i have three children my sister was on top of her roof and she has five children.

ever. >> the vast majority of people there do not have flood insurance. if you have family or friends in the western portion of our state, maybe they felt a rumble early this morning. a 3.2 magnitude earthquake hit california along the i-10. no reports of damage. this is a look, look at the peppering those are all overnight earthquakes none are really significant. they are about this being the largest one, that's going to be a magnitude 4.5. a lot of rumbling happening overnight. across the nation we go, several sushi restaurants are closed for a hepatitis a outbreak. frozen scallops were served raw. the honolulu star reporting 170 people are infected in the

years. >> johnny fall won't see any field time but could see court time he's accused of kidnapping, hitting and threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend. he was indicted on domestic violence charges. a great grandmother is asking for help to find the strangers who assaulted her while she was riding her electric wheelchair through her san diego neighborhood. >> one yelled at me, hey fat -- another one threw eggs at me. >> the 72-year-old didn't want to show her face because these guys are still out there. she has no idea who they are or why they would do something like that special to someone her age. unbelievable. >> there's a special place in

back at the desk, a fire at buffalo new york. a teen boy is missing, a body was found. but it could take 8 months to identify the remains and dental records are no good. investigators say they are close to an arrest saying a missing teen did not set the fire but ran back inside to put it out after another teen actually started the fire. there is new fallout. lawsuit against pokemon. 13 minutes to the top of the hour. ever wonder what it takes to train a k-9 officer. a dog's eye view. pretty intense. this is what it takes to take

seek. if you want to see the video unfold, head to the facebook page. very cool stuff. >> great view. 4:48, are you one of the lucky one who is got a golden ticket to the hottest show in town? if not, you're going to be saying hello from the other side because catching tickets for adele are similar to fire to the rain. will 47 be the lucky number for the women's u.s. basketball team. the ladies have won 47 consecutive games and three victories away from a gold medal. >> they are playing japan for the first knockout game. the japanese women did beat the u.s. once way back in 1976. but you never know.

miller from a bahamas fell into a gold medal. she seemingly dove across the finishline and that was enough to do it. she won the silver >> you'll hear a lot of chatter about that move today. >> hopefully the cards don't fall. watch the game here on abc 15. kickoff at 6:00. live coverage starts at 4:00 abc 15. all right, let's get you out the door with your most accurate forecast. we have a lot to talk about the heat and storm chances inching back up. desert doppler all quiet. you can see we have had those clear skies for the last several hours you'll walk out the door to clear conditions this morning. hard to see, because it's still dark out. again, sunny conditions once the sun does come up. it's 90 degrees out there.

the dew points are in the 50s. but that temperature struggling to fall here at phoenix sky harbor we have some cooler spots chandler at 83. peoria at 84 and good morning to you with 87 currently in deer valley. it's going to be a dry and clear morning it's going to be a warm one as phoenix holds onto the 90s for another hour or so and we'll see the temperature drop into the warm back up. then we are up to 92 by 8:00.

10:00. today could be day 30 of temperatures at or above 110 this year we're in third place for the most 110-degree days ever in a year behind 2007 and 2011. we could add another day to that. something that we're watching closely as the heat continues. as far as the today, again, the best potential is across the rim through the white mountains going in this afternoon, with i could see a storm or two skirt by the metro along the foothills that's where the 10% chance

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know that today, we are expecting those ozone concentrations to reach unhealthy levels for folks with respiratory issues if you have breathes sensitivities, limit your time outdoors today. all of us may want to be indoor. we came close to 110. today, a repeat of that in your most-accurate forecast. clear skies, dry conditions sitting at 90. a high of 110.