kids. >> reporter: investigators say the mom was nearby when the police car hit her three-year- old daughter and investigators say the 35-year-old female officer was passing by the ice cream truck as the child stepped in front of the street. we are told the officer and squad are broken up about the accident. coming up at 6:00 p.m. after the crash there were efforts to try to save little girl and we will tell you about that at 6:00 p.m. back to you. >> thank you. right now live to california. we are monitoring live pictures of the bluecut fire burning in san bernardino county. fueled by high winds and hot temperatures. the raging fire exploding in size today. it is now covering an area larger than washington, d.c. tonight the interstate 15 is still closed as california's

to wait to see if their home is spared. our sister station with more. >> reporter: we were able to get past the closure on the i- 15 to show you the devastation. this was a historic dining establishment called the summit inn. everyone came here. this was a very favorite spot for locals. this is where and the bar stools lay. we can feel the heat, devastation here and we are speaking with locals who linane rural community nearby. there was -- live in a rural community nearby. there was a mandatory evacuation and many decided to stay and then this happened. >> my house was surrounded by fire last night. i drove out to flames.

watched in my merer and luckily within 5 minutes i had five engines at my house. >> reporter: this is oak hills. a few miles away from where we are. that man snapping these pictures. he says 25% of the residents ignored the mandatory evacuation order. they were looking for smoke and before they knew it the flames were at their door step. fire crews protection where there within minutes to save the structures. officials tell me this is one of the fastest moving fires they have seen. part of the reason the triple digits, no humidity and this, check it out. extremely dry vegetation. the product of a 5 year drought in california. this crumbles in my hand. the perfect fuel. we see smoke rising. we will try to get closer to the fire line and speak with

updated. that is the latest abc 15 news. we got new video into the abc 15 live desk of an arsonist making his first court appearance. damin pashilk turning away from the cameras there. he did plead not guilty to 19 charges. he is accused of starting the clayton fire north of the bay area. charred 4,000 acres. caused $10 million in damage. now to your most accurate forecast. a live look at abc 15 desert doppler. the valley is in the clear. showers and thunderstorms to the west. storms prompting a blowing dust that just expired minutes ago and to the north, scattered showers and thunderstorms in the higher terrain to track,

blood advisory off to the east of sedona and oak creek canyon. picking up at this hour, the heavy rain in the red there on the radar. showers headed off to the northeast at this hour and we will track them for you throughout the afternoon and evening. in the meantime in the valley, a slight chance we could see showers over night. and we are under a ozone high pollution advisory. more tomorrow and the temperatures head thing to weekend in minutes. one month and yet jesse wilson is still missing. what is worse with each passing day the story becomes more disturbing. we have official police reports that go with what many neighbors have been intelligent us. abc's chris grow is live. you learned more about the kids while they were living in avondale? >> reporter: that's right. this is where the story starts

before living in this neighborhood they used to live in avondale. we uncovered reports that show the police department was called to the home to check on child abuse and the kids not being fed. this happened in 2011. 5 years before jesse wilson went missing. once inside the home police officers found two boys strapped to their bed with a shoulder harness. she said it is because they got outside to play knowing and then the officer checked for injuries. it was determined they were well fed and no evidence of abuse. what we wanted to know is why the shoulder strap isn't a form of abuse. >> the reasoning given is because the children had gotten out while she was sleeping in the past. could be a reasonable reason to

>> reporter: police can't tell us if jesse wilson was one of the two children strapped to the bed. we asked about this report that that -- and they said they can't comment. >> hard to hear. thank you. making calls tonight working to get the description of a killer after a man is gunned down in the west valley. investigators say the guy was in the wrong place at the time. he was picking somebody up and that is when police say a group was already fighting and someone opened fire killing this 28-year-old. police don't have a killer's description yet because they are not getting help from witnesses. possible change in plea for this couple accused in the death of a four-year-old in 2013. the mother admit to hitting her daughter in the stomach.

and first degree murder -- and this teacher will serve five years in prison after pleading guilty to having a sexual relationship with a student and will have to register as a sex offender. he will be sentenced next month. chase field on the market, why it is a good deal for the taxpayers. >> and bruce arians out of the hospital and talking to craig fouhy about what went wrong. northern. a live look. what a scene from our cameras. you see firefighters just arriving to get it under control. this is a very active situation. the fire blocking the right hand lane of the freeway. you can see cars squeaking by. we will keep you happen dated

passing to note just coming into the abc 15 live desk. nancy bidwell passed away. the owners of the arizona cardinals and team president's mother . he released a statement she lost her battle with breast cancer. she passed ay morning and she was surrounded at home by family members. we will keep you updated straight ahead. >> thank you. a plan that many say came out of left field but tonight the country is moving forward with a plan that could give the diamondbacks a new landlord. the board voting to sell chase field to a group of out of town investigators for $60 million.

press conference. it cost $238 million to build. how is it a good deal for taxpayers? >> reporter: i asked that question and they tell me with wear and tear chase field depreciated in value. the investors have committed to upgrade the facility but it is important to note that number could change. officials say the property has yet to be appraise immediatech a lot of attention -- appraised. a lot of attention over upgrades that the team feels is needed to the facility. but some residents questioning why the county is selling the facility for nothing. >> when i hear we will sell it for 60, what happened to $300 million? did it turn into a trash heap and everything go down hill? >> over time you put millions of people through a facility like that, imagine the

after every game you have to put into clean it. imagine the wear and tear. >> reporter: this is not a gun deal yet. the diamondbacks have the final say. they said they are looking into the offer. back to you. >> thank you very much. this is day two of the two practices between the cardinals and san diego chargers prior it friday night's game. this one the san diego chargers training facility. the story of the day for arizona was head coach bruce arians. he is out of the hospital. he is back. he met with the media and said this is a diagnosis, i have to follow doctor's orders and carson palmer said he had a funny image of coach in the hospital last night. >> i will go to practice today

doctors anymore. i push it. but we will see how long -- it is nothing serious. >> i just pictured him in the hospital, them trying to strap him down, pulling the iv out. the oxygen out of his nose. i know it was hard to miss the practice. great to hear she -- he is back. >> reporter: at 6:00 p.m. more on bruce arians and reacti f well as more from the players about their head coach. in san diego with the arizona cardinals craig fouhy, abc 15 sports. the new twist tonight in the drama between the board of education president and dianne douglas. >> now light on the serial street shooter case.

we have been pouring over police reports on the serial street shooter. the new details describing how the shooter attacks. right now a criminal profiler is weighing in on what the details tell us about the killer. abc's jason valentine with a new look at the case. jason? >> reporter: thank you. and here are the reports. talking about hundreds of pages from 7 of the 9 serial street shooter attacks. details the terror the serial street shooter is raining down on victims and families. everything points to a psycho killer who is getting a kick out of moments with his victims. >> reporter: when the serial street shooter killed a 19-year- old witnesses say he yelled

>> words exchanged. something was said in spanish. >> reporter: according it police documents the 16-year- old who survived the serial street shooter attack also said the killer yelled. former fbi profiler said it is part of the thrill. >> one of the things for him is maybe if i could get the person to look at me, it makes it more fearful or heinous on his part and it inflicts more fear in the victim before shot. >> reporter: shell casings found close to several victims. in the case of a 12-year-old and two women killed in front of their home in june. they were even found in the car where they died. >> now you have two pieces of information that would suggest he wants more. eye contact. or intimacy with his victim. >> reporter: the killer will likely take more risks to keep up the thrill. maybe even showing up at one of

have been holding. >> it is possible he would show up maybeane disguise or -- maybe in a disguise or another way. if he gets thrill, power, what more exciting thing to do than to go to a meeting where they are talking about you. >> reporter: police say the serial street shooter has access to multiple vehicles and witnesses described seeing people in the car with shooter. at 6:00 p.m. why those two pieces of evidence could be related. back to you. >> thank you. doesn't get lower than preying on elderly women. a man behind barred linked to four purse snatchings. police say he even grabbed a woman with a car and ran her foot over. on the hunt for a criminal.

surveillance cameras capturing him taking down an american flag. after throwing the flag on the ground he damages the spotlight that illuminates the pole. he may be living in the area. if you recognize him call police. the video may be grainy but take a close look at this guy if you can. police in surprise hoping you will recognize him. accused of breaking into back yards and damaging their property. i got surrounding the case of anarsens charged with terrorism. -- arizonan charged with terrorism. mahin khan accused of somewhatting to blow up government buildings -- threatening to blow up government buildings in our state. prosecutors are expected to call on two fbi agents who busted mahin khan to testify. just when you thought the

the board of education resigning, putting the blame on dianne douglas. he says the superintendent has been impossible to work with. leading to fighting, battles and assault charges. dianne douglas not responding to the resignation tonight that is effective immediately. new video just in from southern arizona. clean up in tucson after they get hit with monsoon storms last ni 3,000 customers without power during the storm. a down burst took down trees and power poles in the area. and to the north, dark skies bringing winds, rain and reports of hail near flagstaff. cameras capturing it all coming down along i-40. our time lapse throughout the day, flagstaff area, clouds rolled in and now rain starts to fall. watch the skies the white, you

coming down in the flagstaff area. 55 degrees there. humidity 84%. dew point 51. showers making their way in from the west through the flagstaff area. light to moderate rain. a flood advisory between i-17 and sedona after heavy rain hit an hour ago and more shower and thunderstorm activity to the east of camp verde, strawberry, and then spots to the south. all of to the northeast at this hour. the valley is in the clear. a few isolated showers popping up in the higher terrain south of gila bend and tracking lots of showers and thunderstorm activity to the west. but that blowing dust advisory if i-10 expired at 5:00 p.m. no longer a threat out there right now. let's look at the forecast here. 10% chance of a shower. still in the low triple digits through 9:00 p.m. tonight.

to 20% over night and 20% chance will be in the forecast tomorrow. tonight 87. tomorrow 105 in phoenix. a look at what the storm track is showing for future cast here into tomorrow morning even, a chance of showers anding in from the -- coming in from the west. and the chance through remainder of the work week as well. live look at skies. clou 108. dew point mid-40s. moisture and winds pushing in from the outflows of the storms surrounding the area. we will watch that. tempe 109. 108 glendale. 104 deer valley. 70s for payson, sedona and prescott. 73 show low. lows tonight 50s along the rim, sedona and 80s across most of

quartzite 90 and 107 tomorrow. casa grande 101 tomorrow. globe and safford mid-90s. rim 70s with sedona and payson 87 for tomorrow. 87 our over night low in phoenix. across the valley temperatures in the 80s in the over night forecast, highs tomorrow 103 and 105 across most of the phoenix metro. hour by hour, 10:00 a.m. 96 degrees. noon 99. tomorrow. and the chance for showers in the forecast at 20% for tomorrow, friday, saturday and sunday. and then we drop to 10% for next week. temperatures dropping. 105 tomorrow.

new details on this one. car on fire on i-17 and northern. fire crews got the flames out bullet traffic is still backed up. behind what is left out there of the clean up. this is under investigatn. there are injuries. new at 6:00 p.m. we are worried about crypto but now a new health scare at a splash pad in our state and then a car found in phoenix and now a second clue just into the abc 15 live desk which may help in a case they are trying to solve a homicide case linked to our state. >> who new a pipe could cause such big problems. coming up at 6:00 p.m. the apartment complex without

it. >> is there a census going on? a cyber security attack? could you make money? joe ducey here, guess the scam. tracking your forecast too. a lot of people asking for rain. we might get it. we did get a 10th of an inch over night. most of us slept through it -- [ talking at the same time ] >> all right. [ lk laughter ] >> scattered showers and storms in the high country and a chance tonight and tomorrow

tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. fire onboard. more than 500 passengers and crew told to abandon ship, racing down chutes, more than 100 injuries. the raging wildfire tonight in the west. the state of emergency at this hour. more than 80,000 residents racing from their homes. and in the south tonight, the death toll from the floods. authorities say the worst devastation in this country since sandy. breaking now. brazilian authorities ordering american swimmer ryan lochte and another swimmer not to leave brazil, amid new questions tonight about their story of being robbed at gunpoint. and this surveillance image. is the order too late? donald trump and the major shakeup tonight. and late today, trump getting his first classified briefing at the fbi. asked beforehand, do you trust