headache specialist today. this is abc15 news, taking action. >> it is 5:00 on a saturday. i'm allison rodriguez. >> and i'm nick ciletti. just ahead on abc15 mornings, will he find himself behind bars. sheriff joe ducey joe -- joe arpaio, this morning, contempt of court case. now we are hearing from one witness as she describes the his or her his or -- horror from one of those deadly shootings. the search is on for a driver who open fired on another person in a rear end crash. why the woman says she is now living in fear. we are happy you are kicking off your weekend with us on abc15. we were talking a couple of seconds ago about how the

the hump. >> when you see the 7-day forecast in a little bit, not so bad, right. i don't want to give it away. not so bad. >> you got a sneak peek. >> and i got a little excited. i won't lie. let's jump into it. we have clouds and radar up right now. a lot of moisture in the air overnight. a lot of that breaking up in the valley. this morning, we are seeing some activity down to the west, southwest of us here. in the valley, we are not dealing with anything this morning, other than clouds. there's a live look outside right now. one of ou some of the cars moving in the distance. otherwise, pretty calm night there. mid- to low 80s. it's a mild start to the day. a few spots dropping into the 70s. overall not bad. here's a quick snapshot of what your weekend is going to look like. 102 by tomorrow. clearing more then than today. we have an ozone watch in place. we have to talk about rain chances. and we'll track it out on future cast in a bit. and we'll break down the temperatures hour by hour.

this morning. a federal court judge wants america's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff to face criminal charges for violating his orders. this is connected to the racial profiling case with sheriff joe arpaio. maryellen resendez is following this case this morning. what's next for the sheriff. this could be a game changer. >> reporter: it really could be. but it all depends on the u.s. attorney. it is in his hands right now whether or not to actually go forward with the recommendation to federal court judge murray snow feels that there is enough evidence to hold sheriff arpaio in contempt of court which could lead to a huge fine and possible jail time. first the u.s. attorneys office will look at this case and determine whether or not to charge the sheriff with criminal contempt. arpaio's attorney telling us that if charges are filed, despite arpaio's age and the ongoing legal issues, his

plea bargain. even if arpaio is successful in his current campaign for reelection, putting it simply, the sheriff will fight this to the very end. >> you plea if you violated contempt yowsly and willfully the order of the court. if you haven't done there, there's no basis. this is why the sheriff is fighting it all the way because quite simply we judge is wrong. >> reporter: now, we did ask the sheriff's attorney if there's a possibility the sheriff will step down, and he replied, no, absolutely no. i was in court last year when the judge said he wanted to see part of the sheriff's skin as he called it, in the game. coming up at 5:30. we'll tell you what part of the ruling will put the sheriff's skin into the game. we have that coming up. >> you have covered this

thank you for your reporting. the group promise arizona, a well known critic of the sheriff releasing this statement in part innocent families have been torn apart by his discriminatory actions. it is time the sheriff learned firsthand about the proper application of the law and that he is not and has never been above the law. the sheriff's rivals also speaking out this morning. paul penzone running for sheriff saying in part the decision epitomizes the sheriff's disrespect for the law and dan sabin running for sheriff says quote mr. arpaio has soiled his badge by violating his oath of office. he has rendering himself utterly useless as sheriff. the charges are expected to meet $54 million next summer. as for his campaign run. we hear he has raised nearly $10 million in cash, arpaio is 84 years old and has been

he faces two retired law enforcement challengers and a fourth candidate in the august 30th republican primary. right now, two police investigations happening in the valley, the first near 7th 7th street and baseline. air 15 capturing all of those police lights last night. we are work to go figure out what this was all about. meanwhile, more violence in maryville. this video coming in from 43rd 43rd and thomas, where we hear one person was shot, possibly by a family member. no other details being released at this point, but you post posted on what -- you posted on what we learn from there. a woman shot after she says another driver learned -- rear ended her. she asked for the other driver's information, and she says a man rear ended her thursday near 43 43rd and fleet water. he drove off. she followed him. she says he pointed a gun at her and fired. >> you don't think that

you over a small, almost fender bender accident. like my car was still drivable, his car was still drivable and you're going to try to shoot somebody over that. >> now, the bullet hit her bumper. she crashed as she tried to get away. the shooter drove off too. phoenix police not able to talk about the case. the victim remembers the man being in a light colored car but not much else. >> so happy she's doing okay this morning. >> a massacre, and the woman who witnessed the serial street shooter's deadliest attack is speaking for the first time hoping to catch the killer. 12-year-old and her mom and friend were shot sitting in their car back on june 12th. according to their friend, sharon layton, malia and stephanie had both been in the house just moments before, but malia followed her mom out to the car where the three were listening to music. when the shots rang out, layton

tried to save little malia. >> i'm just like, malia, it's okay. breathe, we're here. but the bullet, i seen it went straight in her neck. i tried putting a finger in the hole, but it didn't work. there was too much blood. >> the serial shooter has killed 7 people in 9 attacks since march. silent witness is offering a reward of $50,000. phoenix council member, phoenix fire and phoenix police all expected to attend a prayer vigil in mareville, along with the friends and families of these victims. this starts a start at -- at 6:00 tonight. police have not stopped looking for this teen accused of shooting a 40-year-old woman at an apartment complex thursday afternoon. he's 19-year-old malik thompson and escaped through a back well

the 19-year-old had a romantic relationship with the woman. she's now in extremely critical condition. this morning, this guy is sitting in a valley jail days after police say he shot three people, ran over one of them and took off for winslow. adram blomdale arrived in the valley yesterday,. this morning, flowers are on the door steps of an 84-year- old man stabbed and killed in chandler. silent witness offering a $1000 reward for more information about the murder of hosaco, found dead in his car at la fitness. his neighbors say they are shocked. >> it's a situation where, you know, a nice guy that he would do anything for anybody, and if anybody would say, hey, i need some money, whatever, he would give it to them just because that's the way he was. >> now, police are telling us

trying to look for any clues into this murder. we know so many of you are thinking about the little girl hit by a police cruiser earlier this week. she is still in the hospital. we checked in on the 3-year-old and we're told she is still in critical condition. police say she ran out in the street while she was just trying to get a popsicle from the ice cream man near 75th avenue and camelback. a brief moment of hope that one of america's most wanted was captured in arizona. his name, robert fisher, man accused of killing his entire family and burning down a scottsdale house back in 2010. now, sources tell us that sheriff's deputies got a tip about a man there that fit fisher's profile. they brought him in, finger printed him and found out it wasn't their guy. it has been so long since anybody has seen fisher that nobody really knows what he looks like. this is a case that has been going on 15 years, and people

bars where he belongs. let's switch gears and talk about your most accurate forecast on this saturday morning. a lot of you have plans, maybe brunch plans, maybe going to the farmers market, let's go ahead and break down and show you what the day is going to look like here. in the morning, we'll be in the 80s. 82 right now. mid-80s there. we'll climb into the mid-90s by lunchtime. things will get warm quickly here. we have some humidity in the air. it will feel a little bit muggy out there for us, and this afternoon, we are warming up slightly below average time of year, and we are looking for rain chances, nick. we'll break that down and track it together with future cast in a few minutes. meantime, it's 10 past the hour. dozens of homes burglarized. how are they connected and what the city is doing about it. how american journalist james foeley still impacting d

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we warned you about a crime alert in the east valley. there could be more victims. a neighborhood watch group says as many as a dozen homes have been burglarized near dobson and warner. someone else reached out to us after seeing our story on the news, and he says he caught someone on video the day his neighbor was robbed in broad daylight. neighbors believe crooks are getting there through an just like the one you see here. these guys were able to get off without getting caught. the city is considering putting up gates in this area to add extra protection. coincidence or something else. a chandler man voicing his concerns this morning about his campaign signs being damaged. sam wong is running for city council, and he says a number of signs have been knocked down, stolen or vandalized and he feels he's being targeted.

don't like asians because i do have somebody pointing to my finger, saying sam wong, who do you think you are, how come you think you are qualified for public office. >> police are aware of the situation, and we're told they're looking into it. it has been two years since isis killed an american journalist with ties to phoenix. james foley taught at lowell elementary from 1996 to 1999. but his legacy continues to inspire and students. here's abc15's danielle lerner with more. >> reporter: you may have seen this on my facebook page earlier this morning. i went to graduate school with jim. i caught up with the foley scholars this week as they kicked off the new school year. >> i'll be the first in the family to go to college. >> i'm thinking about being a pediatric counselor and a writer. >> reporter: these valley students never knew james foley but they are keeping his memory

foley alliance. >> he didn't want to let foley down, so it just really blossomed. it was awesome to be able to see them together. >> reporter: there were only two scholars last year. now that number has grown to six. five of them shown here. all are getting financial help and mentorship for their high school years and beyond. >> makes a big difference. you know, they could assist you with anything. >> we hope to be for these kids, that yes, we know they're in that same environment and that same community, but that it doesn't have to stay that way. >> reporter: in phoenix, danielle lerner, abc15 news. we have a couple of big closures this weekend, as they're doing some maintenance on the deck park tunnel. you're going to see a closure, i-10 eastbound, that's going to be friday night at 9:00 p.m. until 9:00 a.m.

stack. and they're going to switch directions and close in the westbound direction from the i- 17 split until you hit 7th 7th avenue, and again saturday at 9:00 p.m. until sunday at 9:00 a.m. let's hop over to scottsdale where we have had a little break for these closures on loop 101. they are picking back up again. this is loop 101 northbound. they're going to shut down from chaparral to ventura as they lay asphalt there. it's going to be all weekend 51 to get around that. there's a few other closures, go to abc15.com for all the details. monsoon rainmaking another appearance last night, and check out the view from the skies. it's pretty cool. sydney sent us a picture. i'm hoping we can get it. it was on his way out of phoenix to indiana. i'm not sure we have that. there we go. >> air 15 catching a huge lightning bolt heading toward

home depot off cave creek road, and i saw a few clashes at 7:00. a little show in the sky. >> my goodness. i don't think we're going to see anything like that today. take a look at where we are right now. it's 82 degrees. we have lingering cloud coverage out there. humidity in the 40s. not terrible. look at the dew points, those are in the 60s. you're going to definitely feel it. measuring moisture in the air, it's going to be toasty out there. not so much toasty but muggy, is what i mean there. it will feel outside. here's a look at abc15 desert doppler. not a ton happening in our specific area, but take a look if we zoom toward buckeye there. you can definitely see that we have isolated showers, even still right now, where we see some of the yellows and reside, that's where we could see heavy pockets of rain. that's not a widespread event at all. and you are seeing lightning strikes with that. moving west ward. it will break down a little bit before it enters the california side of things. here's a look at valley wind

hour. not terrible. i noticed yesterday those winds kicking on and off throughout the day. look out for that, and if we do see storms develop later in the day, that could also produce higher winds. for today, 103 is -- 103 degrees is where it tops out. winds 5 to 10 miles per hour on and off throughout the day. your uv index, if you're going to be outside. know we're going to be at a ten. a very high category. the air quality, now, the arizona department of air quality has issued an ozone watch. that puts us in the moderate category. no other weather alerts and storm chances at 20%. here's a look at future cast. we'll track this together as promised. definitely need that daytime heating and the best chances we will see, some storms or at least some showers pop up here. some lightning possibly. it's most likely going to be in the early evening hours to the later evening hours. then things will start to quiet down as we get into overnight. we'll see cloud coverage and

morning. otherwise, i don't think we're expecting much activity by tomorrow afternoon, though we are keeping slight chances, less than today, and we'll expect more activity up north, and by monday morning, i think things are going to calm down a lot even though we are going to keep rain chances in. you see that here with your break down day by day. 20% today. 10% tomorrow. 20 on monday and tuesday before we get dryer can air wednesday and thursday. here's a temperature break down today, 92 degrees by 10:00 by lunchtime, 96 degrees, and by 3:00, 102. it will feel hot out there. you will feel it for sure. here's a quick look what we'll get to across the valley. average is 104 degrees. we'll be slightly below that. not terrible. we add in the humidity and it will feel warm out there under partly cloudy skies. a quick look f you're going to be in the high country, in the 80s. 70s in flagstaff, and we'll get to the 80s in the grand canyon. looking ahead at the next 7 days, we will drop temperatures down a little bit by tomorrow, and monday as well. we already talked about the

at least until wednesday when we finally start to see back up to seasonal temps after taking a little bit of a dip on tuesday. >> allison, thanks it's 5:20. next month kicks off the prime time of the year, fantasy sports football, big business, especially for the weekly contests on sites like trap kings. arizona remains one of a few states where payouts are illegal. we talked to one of the lobbyists who pushed for a new state law last year. it didn't kelsey lundy says we face a unique set of challenges here because of the indian gaming agreement which she believes the nfl and other pro sports support fantasy games, and she says they will be back at the state capitol for another crack at it. it's time for fouhy's small stars, and we are headed indoors to the ice arena to cool off to meet one of our rising young hockey stars, and this tough young lady just can't get enough hockey. >> here's what we know about

she's 6 years old, loves hockey, and plays goalie for her team. >> i just like stopping pucks and i like watching my team score on the other goalie. >> what about being a girl, and playing goalie in a predominantly boy's league. >> sometimes they say girl goalies are not good, and some people say i do not want a girl goalie and stuff. i just don't really know why they say that. >> so after those kind of comments, how does you stop a puck or finish with a shut out. >> it feels good. pay back from them talking like that. >> okayment reagan, what's -- okay. reagan, what's your absolute thing about hockey. >> it's fun having shut outs and when you're done with the game, your team gives you a hug, and it really makes my day. >> who doesn't love a good hug.

5:24. here's a look at tonight's prime time lineup. at 7:00, last man standing, catch 2020 in an instant at 8:00. at 9, boston ems, and stick around forcap catch -- abc15 at 10:00 with kimberly cheng. a valley man -- kim tobin. a valley man, a financial planner who calls ahwatukee home for the last five years,

sunny brazilian beaches and squeezing in speck spectating. this is his 7th olympic games. the first time was the summer olympics in atlanta in 1996. what about the head leans at the rio games -- headlines at the rio games. the zika, the transportation issues. and david tells us it's pretty much been smooth sailing. >> really everything has been wonderful. i haven't seen a single mosquito. transportation hasn't been that bad. security has not concern. a feel very safe. there's police and military everywhere. >> it was so great to take to him from olympic park there -- to talk to him from olympic park there in rio. he heads back to the valley today. before that he's trying to squeeze in as much as he can, track and field, and beach volleyball, and some celeb sightings. he had his picture taken with ryan sea crest and a few others. we have to talk about a

especially in this day and age. now crooks are getting more greedy. air 15 flying over one of the gas stations recently affected by skimmer crimes. the department of agriculture says it just met with those targeted by the crimes this week. they are looking for solutions right now, and they are even working on legislation to try and increase the penalties when the bad guys get caught. 44 skimmers have been found this year alone. more companies are joining in on the fight against robo calls. we told against those annoying phone calls. now some o. biggest tech, cable -- of the biggest tech, cable, and telecom companies are demanding a change, working to give you more control over your calls. it's the number one complaint the fcc receives from consumers. >> the zika virus is causing a lot of concerns across the nation. is that the biggest threat in the valley. why one woman says we should be more concerned about a different mosquito carrying

for doing the unthinkable. what she was caught doing while her baby was left alone. sheriff joe arpaio one step

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saturday. we love seeing you. i'm nick ciletti. >> and i'm allison rodriguez. thank you so much for waking up with us here. we have to talk about your most accurate forecast here today, and don't put away the umbrella just yet. even though it hasn't been a big rainmaker, we could see a pop up shower. we have to look out for that. current temperature in the 80s. 82 degrees to be specific and you can see later on, we'll be hot and a little bit dryer. 103 degrees. we are going to see a boost and some rain chances later on second. in the meantime, here's something i wanted to tell you about. your air quality forecast. we are in the moderate category. there is an ozone health risk going on today. keep that in mind, we could see more air quality alerts for tomorrow. we'll be tracking that. in the meantime, here's a break down of temperatures hour by hour. you can see 89 degrees by 9:00. 94 by 11:00. those clouds sticking around. we're at 102 degrees. better chances for storms later on this evening. coming up, we're going to go

little bit better and tell you about them. america's so called toughest sheriff could be facing criminal charges of his own. a federal judge wants toot judge to weigh in. abc15's maryellen resendez live at the federal courthouse, all stemming from racial profiling cases. i'm curious, what do those victims have to say about this. >> they have been waiting a very long time for this ruling. in fact, they have attended every court case. they will wait once again while the u.s. attorney los the case and decides whether or not to go forward with the criminal contempt charges. in a 32-page report, judge murray snow lists the evidence against sheriff joe arpaio including the orders he says sheriff joe arpaio and top level depp tips have violated -- deputies have violated. and for the very first time, he is ordering sheriff joe arpaio himself to put out $300,000 of

termed to the sheriff in a court hearing as putting his own skin in the game. >> this is like poetic justice. you thought you could ride the backs of taxpayers forever. and do what you wanted to do forever. but now it's on your shoulders. >> he makes it very clear that sheriff arpaio needs to have skin in the game. he needs to be held personally accountable for his wrong doing. >> reporter: now, arpaio's attorney medical mcdonald told abc15 in an interview that the sheriff is not guilty of these charges and there will be no plea bargain, and no resignation. now, we also called the u.s. attorney's office, and they told abc15 that they are currently reviewing this case. but they did not say when they'll have a decision. back to you. maryellen, keep us posted. thank you so much. now a valley mom behaving badly. phoenix police say she left her

complex in triple degree weather while she went and got done. that mom, antoinette gail little nashio, the baby boy found crying, sweaty and dirty in an apartment complex at 12th 12th avenue and indian school. several neighbors called for help, calling 911, to keep the baby cool. >> we wiped him down, and changed his pampers. i would never do my kids like that. >> police say the mom blew a .389. she already had two warrants and her baby was taken into child protective services custody. zika here in the valley, west nile is a much bigger threat. two people died in maricopa county. one mom is speaking out about her, with the hope people take this more seriously. trish is home after two months in the hospital but she's still pretty weak. she thinks that a mosquito got

maybe doing yard work. baty is young, she's a preschoolteacher, a mom of 3. not who you think would be at risk for major complications. >> just that fear of what if this is it. i can't think that way. i have to stay positive, and convince myself that this isn't it, that i will get back. >> take action to fight the bite. use bug spray, wear long sleeves. no standing water in pots or even toys. good advice. justice served, not according to the families who survived a horrific dwi crash involving a 14-year-old driver. rebecca reyes nearly lost her family last year. her son was driving an suv when the other driver plowed right into them. rescuers had to carve open the roof of the car. the teen driver, miguel maldonado was sentenced to 8

probation. >> what kind of penalty would you have liked to have seen? >> i would like to see him at least a couple of years. that's a punishment for what he did was wrong. >> the youngest victim, 4-year- old aria still needs surgery on her left eye. and reyes' son is going to battle lifelong back problems. let's get to exclusive feud. police storming a home. we saw a couple of people short time later. a third person was taken in for questioning. officers aren't saying too much about this one right now. here's the big headline for us. this search happened just down the street from an unsolved killing. a convenience store clerk gunned down at a 7-eleven earlier this month. these two are accused of causing trouble in their own neighborhood. they are two people busted in a major pot growing operation in the west valley this week. in all, 3 homes were raided in surprise and peoria.

seized. deputies say the couple had been running the operation for four years, producing a million dollars worth of drugs each year. in glendale, these two guys got away, and they could put you in danger. the two masked men held up a convenience store near 47th 47th avenue and bethany home. you can see the guns based on these surveillance pictures. what's more, they fired off two shots. fortunately nobody was injured. if you know anything about this crime, call police. the search is on in san tan valley all because of a co of armed burglars there. had it not been for the family dog, the suspects could have done a lot more damage. here's one of the accused. he's 18-year-old lorenzo lopez. he was with a minor at the time, which is why we're not showing the picture. they tried to break into a home. once the dog barked, they took off and ended up in handcuffs. the water is thigh high in parts of louisiana, and more rain is in the forecast. by the time president obama gets there tuesday, there may

donald trump and mike pence toured a damaged high school. a passer in baton rouge also says trump donated 70,000 pounds of goods. the national guard handing out food and supplies to so many families. at least 40,000 homes are damaged, and now there is a new concern here, and it's getting medication because so many pharmacies are flooded, and the storms that slammed baton rouge, they are not just affecting people. louisiana animal shelters, they are swamped right now. are stepping up and taking in dozens of dogs and cats from these shelters. what they need now more than ever is foster families for hundreds of homeless pets. in washington state, a horse runs through a crowd injuring five people including a child. the horse was connected to a carriage at the time but something spooked him, and then after that, it sent him racing there through the crowd. one person is in serious condition this morning.

captured. new details in that deadly maryland apartment fire. investigators say a build up of natural gas caused explosion sparking this, killing 7 people and injuring dozens more. what exactly caused the explosion may take a year to find out. there's no evidence anyone was behind it. and investigators are not saying whether it was an accident. things are bad enough as crews battle that massive wildfire in san bernardino county k california. >> now homeowners have to worry if their they are having to deal with looters. three people just arrested trying to get away with a flatbed truck. investigators say the trio made up a story about trying to help a friend, and it just didn't add up. authorities have set up extra patrols now to keep an eye out. there's a little bit of good news here. some evacuees have been told they can go home. that's after tough news. a hundred homes have been lost.

fire. many left without options. >> i didn't want to leave because i didn't want to sit in that little valley with all that smoke around us again. it was like we were trapped. >> and right now, an update just into the newsroom, the fire now 40% contained. at least 37,000 acres have burned. the cause of the fire still a mystery. we know that those crews working around the clock to get a handle on this, they have still some of them say this is the worst fire they have ever seen. >> some of the images of the flames are incredible to see, and we know wildfire season is especially here where we live. the good news is we're not if for anything like that today. we are going to see rain chances as well. they are going to continue. we are going to expect hot and muggy conditions i talked about. we're going to go over here to the 7-day, and tell you how

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two big update, the push to stop legal pot, going up in smoke. a judge ruling that legalizing recreational marijuana is up to the voters. a handful of groups filed a lawsuit arguing the petition signed by thousands of people for proposition 205 was misleading. but advocates say this is a plot to take the decision out of the hands of voters. >> it has nothing to do with marijuana. it's just wrong, and it's a slap in the face to voters. appeal this decision all the way to the state supreme court. and a win for people looking to boost our state's minimum wage. you'll be voting on this in november. a judge ruling it's going to be on the ballot. the current minimum wage is 8.05. if passed it would go up to $12 an hour on by 2020. they're going to begin the grunt work next month for the

east and west valleys. it's expected to open by late 2019. as the cardinals make their way home, an update on whether the owner of university of phoenix stadium has enough money to even pay the bills. a state audit last year posed that very question, and now the arizona sports and tourism authority, which owns the stadium is giving their response. they say they are not going to have enough to pay for all of their programs like children's sports and tourism promotion for the next five years. but they are going to have enough money to their payments for the stadium. 5:44. we are taking action to keep you safe after a number of you have contacted us about health concerns in the water specifically crypto, a bacteria of human waste. a number of complaints were received. county health officials aren't labeling the water park an official exposure location.

a number of infected people were there. wet and wild maintains they are taking the necessary precautions. a potentially dangerous bacteria has been found in the water pipes in a hospital. a bacteria was found on two babies in the nicu. two newborns died in the same nicu earlier this year. most babies have been transferred out of the area. the hospital has been running continuous water sampling and testing and they are working to disinfect th an update to a consumer alert on the future of macy's, an arizona location wobegon of -- could be one of those stores closing next year. morning star credit rating is reporting that it will be the tucson store. since more people are now shopping online, the department store is looking for ways to save money on stores that aren't making too much profit. a warning for anyone who shops at eddie bauer, your personal information could be at risk. hackers gained access to their

there's no word on how many customers are affected, but the breach happened between january and july of this year. we have several stores in arizona, including one at chandler fashion center. first verizon and now at&t is raising the data plan prices. the new rates go into effect tomorrow, but this doesn't impact current customers too much. you can stay with the plan you have now, however if you want to change data levels, you'll need to switch to new plans which could cost you money. prices will vary between 15 and 25 bucks. you'll be able to score deals on the latest smart phones and gadgets. best buy announcing 50 deals for 50 hours to celebrate the retailers 50th anniversary. the sale starts at 10:00 monday night in store and also online. a consumer alert about your ac. this term, r22, also referred to as freon. it's a refrigerant that helps

cool air. new orders will be banned by 2020 because of environmental concerns. a lot of ac units after 2010 don't use it at all. if you have an older air conditioner and it goes kaput, be ware, you might be told to buy a brand new unit. i just replaced mine, so i know this all too well. mcdonald's is taking the fitness trackers. in case you did get a step tracker, we did some math. a cheese burger, a chocolate milk, apple slices and a kids fry adds up to 560-calories. depending on your size it could take anywhere from about 3000 to 10,000 steps to burn all of that off. >> all right. if you love being one of the first people to get your hands on the latest iphone, a

max, iphone 7 and 7 plus are not going on sale until september 23 september 23rd, after other reports said the smart phone would hilt the stores earlier. bloomberg reported a september 7 september 7th unveiling. good morning, joe ducey here, playing a game called guess the scam. i have three possibilities. you decide which one is not like the others. let's start with the u.s. census going on now. julie e-mails, two census letts, responding promptly will prevent mailings, phone calls or personal visit. i didn't think the census bureau did personal visits. is this a scam or maybe this one, from preston, my wife and i received what we thought was an opportunity to make money from car wrapping. we have done some research and didn't find much on the company. the company is hero energy based in china. the e-mail says preston is a suitable match. warn others in the valley if this is a scam. or this one, the final

received an e-mail from the united states office of personnel management talking about a malicious cyber intrusion against the u.s., and we have determined your social security number and other personal information was included. she's supposed to go to one web site. two are real. one is a scam. turns out there is a legitimate census, the american community survey going on right now, and there was a cyber intrusion where personal information was breached. but we haven't been able to find any legitimate car wrap si of the blue, including hero. so scam or no scam, that one is a scam. i'm investigator, joe ducey, have a great day. you've got a problem, let me know. thanks so much, joe. he's always looking out for us. we appreciate it. here's a live look outside right now. our phoenix children's hospital valley cam right here. the sun starting to come up. we're starting to get a little bit better look outside. i love that vision of downtown phoenix there. your current temperatures until the 80s right now. 82 at sky harbor.

we're in the 40s but your dew point still sitting in the 60s. just a little bit muggy out there, and those wind speeds coming from the east, southeast, about 8 miles per hour. the rest o. valley, take a look -- of the valley, take a look, we're pretty much on par for this time of year. most of us in the low 80s right now. a few spots into the 70s. apache junction and queen creek out to buckeye. your air quality forecast for the day, we have an ozone health watch in place. that's going to put us in the moderate category. keep an eye out for that. also we're going to be we may have another air quality alert for tomorrow. stay tuned for that. in the meantime, here's a closer look at future cast. this is different than the one i showed you last time. zoomed in here, we can see specifically in the valley. after we get that heating, some of the models are differing a little bit in the time. i think it's going to be in the evening when we see showers if we see any pop up in the valley. that will break off as we get into overnight, though we'll get cloud coverage from this. by tomorrow morning, if you

brunch, sunday fun day, i think things will be fine for us in the valley. if you plan to head up north, pack the umbrella, we are going to keep rain chances up there today, and through tomorrow as well. so that will be a good idea to keep in mind. it could become a little bit more widespread, stretching out into the east as we go through the rest of tomorrow. here's today, 103 in phoenix. 85 in prescott. we'll get to triple digits. bull head and quartzsite topping out at 106. 89 in sedona. 76 in flagstaff. now, not bad temperature wise. we have rain chances up there, most likely in the afternoon. in the east valley, we're going to be topping out in the low 100s. average is 104 degrees. a couple degrees for most of us in the east valley today. a few spots will make it out of the 90s, actually, and the west valley, most of us 102. slightly warmer in parts of

laveen at 103 today. temperatures break down hour by hour, by 1:00 look at this, we're going to be flirting with triple digits, close to it anyway, 98 degrees. those clouds sticking with us through a good portion of the day. we talked about the afternoon, those rain chances, that's when we're going to start to see an increase in clouds. typically in the evening time, 101 by 6:00. still in the 90s by 9:00. looking ahead to the next 7 days. we're going to drop temperatures tomorrow and monday. we'll get to 102 those days. keeping those rain chances, we'll drop them by tomorrow. they'll bump up monday and tuesday. dryer air wednesday and thursday. that's why we removed the rain chances. 101 on tuesday. look for seasonal temps on thursday.

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app and look -- mobile app and look for the contest entry. go to abc15.com/win for rules and more information, and of course good luck: trending now come and knock on our door. astronauts installed a new front door at the international space station so one day these astronauts can welcome commercial crews. >> i thought you were going to do that three's company style. >> the space station was set up to dock needs parking spots to dock commercials. >> maybe mr. and mrs. roper will show up. >> knock on the door. >> it's not a time machine. it's space travel. oh, my goodness. let's give you a last look at the 7-day forecast here, if we can. 103 today, keeping rain chances alive at 20%. most likely in the evening if we do see any isolated showers here.

sunday and monday, and especially tuesday when we're at 101 degrees. i feel like that feels good. it's like we're over the hump of summer. not quite. seasonal temps on thursday, and rain chances by friday. coming up at six, the search is on for a driver who opened fire on another following a rear end crash. why the woman says she is now living in fear. it's been weeks, and no clue as to who the serial street shooter is. we are hearing from one witness as she

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this is abc15 news taking action: good morning, 6:00 right now on a saturday, thank you for joining us. i'm nick ciletti. >> and i'm allison rodriguez. just ahead on abc15 mornings. >> it breaks my heart. it kills me because it's my fault basically because of the methadone. >> yeah, a valley mom admits that she's an addict and was high the night her daughter died. the realization she's coming to while detoxing in jail. and america's toughest sheriff could soon be facing criminal charges himself. i'm maryellen resendez live in phoenix. we're going to have that story coming up. a valley woman victimized, not once but twice in a matter of minutes, too. dodging bullets as she tries to get justice after a hit-and- run. we're going to have much more

first, we do have to talk about your most accurate forecast here, getting out and enjoying the weather the last couple of days. >> a little bit cooler. might try to squeeze in a run later this morning. >> i don't think that's a bad idea. let's go ahead and check outside right now. our abc15 clouds and radar with you right here. look at this. you saw some activity overnight, and just the thickening of the clouds, but that's breaking up this morning as it continues. we are still going to see some activity out to the west of us here which we'll track with radar coming up in a little bit. temperatures right now. we're in the 70s here, and a lot of us in the low 80s as well. let's give you a snapshot of how your weekend is going to be. 103 degrees today. 102 by tomorrow. we have an ozone watch to look out for. we'll clear a little bit as well. we are going to break down your saturday temps hour by hour, and still ahead, we have to look at the 7-day, show you how long the rain chances are going to stick around. it's no longer a threat.

self-proclaimed toughest sheriff to face criminal charges for violating his orders. >> this is connected to the racial profiling case against maricopa sheriff joe arpaio. maremma has been following -- maryellen resendez has been following this case this morning for us and has been following for a little while. what is next for the sheriff. >> reporter: it all depends on the u.s. attorney. it is now in his hands. judge murray snow handed in his recommendation from federal court here and he feels there's enough to hold sheriff joe arpaio in criminal contempt of court which huge fine and possibly jail time. as i said, first the u.s. attorney's office will look at the case and decide whether or not to charge sheriff joe arpaio in criminal contempt of court. arpaio's attorney telling us if those charges are filed, despite arpaio's age and the ongoing legal issues, his client will not take a plea bargain even if arpaio is successful in his current campaign for reelection. he put it simply that sheriff arpaio is going to fight this

>> you plea if you've violated contemptuously and willfully the order of the court. wasn't done that, there's did when you haven't -- when you haven't done that there's no basis for saying that you have done it. this is why the sheriff is fighting it all the way because quite simply we believe the judge is wrong. >> reporter: now when abc15 asked if there's a possibility the sheriff could resign, mel mcdonald quickly said no. sitting in that courtroom almost a year ago when judge murray snow actually wanted sheriff joe arpaio's own skin in the game. coming up at 5:30, we're going to tell you how he plans to do that. >> and maryellen thank you. you have reported on this quite extensively for thank you for your update. meantime, the group promise arizona a well known critic of the sheriff releasing this statement saying in part, innocent families have been

it's time the sheriff learned firsthand about his proper application of the law and that he is not and has never been above the law. meantime, the legal cost in the sheriff's profiling case are expected to reach some $54 million by next summer for taxpayers right here in maricopa county. as for his campaign run, we hear he's raised nearly $10 million in cash. arpaio is now 84 years old, and has been elected 6 consecutive times. he faces two retired law enforcement challengers and a 30th republican primary. we have calls into police right now to get updates on several late night investigations. lots of police lights near 7th 7th street and baseline. we haven't heard back on what's going on there just yet, and as if we haven't been through enough with the serial street shootings, more violence in mareville, we have video from 43 and thomas, where we are hearing one person was shot, possibly by a family member. no other details being released at this point, but we'll keep

6:04. a woman says when she tried to get the other driver's info after a rear end crash, she got shot at instead. she says a man rear ended her at 43rd and sweet water avenue. he drove off. she followed him. he pointed a gun at her car, and then he fired. >> you don't think that somebody's going to shoot at you over a small almost fender bender accident. like my car was still drivable. his car was still drivable and you're going to try to shoot somebody over that? >> now, the bullet hit her bumper. she crashed as she tried to get away. the shooter drove off. phoenix police weren't able to talk about the case. the victim remembers the man being in a light colored car but not much else after that allison. it takes courage to relive a massacre, and the woman who witnessed the serial street shooters deadliest attack is speaking for the first time

12-year-old malia ellis, her mom stephanie, and her friend angela leonard were shot sitting in their car back on june 12th. according to their friend, sharon layton, malia and stephanie had both been in the house moments before. malia followed her mom out to the car where the three were listening to music. layton was the first one outside as she tried to save the little girl. >> and i'm just like malia, it's okay, breathe, malia, but the bullet i seen, it went straight in her neck. i tried to put my finger in her hole but it didn't work. there was just so much blood. >> hard to imagine living through anything like that, but this is the man police are looking for. the serial street shooter has killed 7 people in nine attacks since march. silent witness is offering a reward of $50,000 for information that leads to an arrest. this evening, a prayer vigil is going to be heldto honor those victims who died. if you would like to attend,

near 55th avenue and osborn. we have dedicated a special section of abc15.com to this investigation. there you can find especially active maps, sketches -- interactive maps, sketches and details to get you caught up on this case. hope flip someone knows something, and we can get this person off the street. glendale police on the hunt for the a driver who hit a motorcyclist and ran off. the crash closing grand avenue at bethany home for hours during friday's busy commute. both vehicles went over the median there into the northwest lanes. at last check, the 30-year-old motorcyclist still in critical condition. police have not stopped looking for a teenager accused of shooting a 40-year-old woman at an apartment complex. 19-year-old malik thompson escaped near a back wall in cave creek and peoria. police said the 19-year-old had some kind of romantic relationship with the victim. she, this morning, is still in

we know so many of you are thinking about the little girl hit by a police cruiser earlier this week. she is still in the hospital. we checked in on the 3-year- old, and we're told she's in critical condition. police say she ran out in the street when she was trying to get a popsicle from the ice cream man. all of this happening near 75 75th and camelback. this is an abc15 exclusive, a grieving mother accused of killing her own child shares her story from jail. natalie russell charged in the death of a sweet baby adaline. toxicology reports show the child overdosed on methadone. >> reporter: in handcuffs and stripes, she's a woman fighting drug addiction, detoxing behind bars. sober for the first time in 13 years, natalie russell is finally realizing her baby girl is gone. >> it kills me. it breaks my heart. i love my children so much. i love them.

i did everything they asked me to do and then some. >> reporter: police say the child overdosed on the mother's prescribed methadone. instead of calling 911, she gave her child methamphetamines. the irony, a baby born addicted to methadone, now dead from overdose. russell says she has made mistakes in her life. she denies giving her daughter meth. >> i was supposed to protect my children, and i take full but i would never ever give my daughter meth ever and i will fight that until how long it takes me in here. >> reporter: it's been a long road to win back custody of her child, 18 parents classes, substance abuse treatment, 180 hours of aa. the reunion was short lived. now awaiting trial, this mother says she has been sentenced to life, living every day without her daughter. >> i have to tell myself a lie to get through the day. it's been hard. >> reporter: a grand jury

second-degree murder. russell is in protective custody here at the jail waiting for trial. back to you. silent witness offering a $1000 reward for any information about the murder of an 84-year-old man stabbed to death in chandler. he was found dead inside of his car at the la fitness at warner and dobson. his neighbors, as you can imagine just absolutely shocked. >> it's a situation where, you know, do anything for anybody, and if anybody would say, hey, i need some money, whatever, he would probably give it to them because that's the way he was. >> police this morning are reviewing security video from nearby businesses for any clues about this murder. well, was justice served. not according to the family who survived a horrific dui crash involving a 14-year-old driver. rebecca reyes nearly lost her family last year, and who could

son driving an suv when the other driver ran into them. rescuers had to carve open the roof of the car. the teen driver, miguel maldonado was sentenced to 8 months in jail, and five years probation, but according to the mom, it's not enough. >> reporter: what kind of penalty would you have liked to have seen. >> i would like to have seen at least a couple of years. you know, that's a punishment for what he did was wrong. >> the youngest victim, 4-year- old aria still needs surgery on her will battle lifelong back problems. >> i interviewed rebecca that day, and it was very tough. especially for her and the other family members, i can just imagine. glad to see everyone is on the road to recovery, and i hope they can make peace with everything and get what they feel they deserve. let's switch gears and talk about the most accurate forecast. allison, you are staying on top of this.

>> absolutely. and -- is that correct. >> slum. and that doesn't mean the valley is out of the loop when it comes to rain. let's show you a snapshot of the forecast planner right here. this morning we are going to stay mild in the 80s for us here. by lunchtime, look at that, already in the mid-90s. temperature wise, it's not terrible but just know that he we've got some moisture in the air. it's going to feel a little bit warmer. this afternoon, 103 today. rain cans including. i'm chances increasing. i'm going to show you in just a minute. you won't believe what police say this valley woman was doing as her babysat outside alone in his stroller, crying, dirty, and unattended. this schmuck is making head

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. two updates about initiatives you'll see on the ballot this november. the push to stop legal pot going up in smoke this morning. a judge ruling legalizing recreational marijuana is up to the voters. a handful of groups filed a lawsuit arguing the petition was misleading. advocates says this was a plot to take the decision out of the hands of voters. >> it has nothing to do with marijuana. it's just wrong, and it's a slap in the >> opponents already vowing to appeal the decision all the way to the state supreme court. victory this morning for people who want to see arizona's minimum wage go up. we'll be voting on the issue in november. a judge ruling it will go on the ballot. the current minimum wage stands at 8.05 an hour. if passed it would go up to $12 an hour by the year 2020. let the construction begin, adot given the go ahead on the south mountain freeway after a

they're going to begin the grunt work next month. 22-mile freeway will link the east and west valley, expected to open by late 2019. we have a couple of big closures this weekend as they're doing some maintenance on the deck park tunnel, so you're going to see a closure, i-10 eastbound, that's going to be friday night at 9:00 p.m. until 9:00 a.m. on saturday so basically from the i-17 stack until you hit the mini stack as they do some maintenance there on the tunnel. and then the next night they're going to switch directions and close it down in the westbound direction. th o i-17 split until you hit 7th 7th avenue and again, saturday at 9:00 p.m. until sunday at 9:00 a.m. let's hop over to scottsdale where we have had a little break for the closures on loop 101. they are definitely picking back up again. loop 101 northbound, they're going to shut down from chaparral to ventura as they lay asphalt. friday night at 10:00 p.m. until monday morning.

around that. there are more closures, go to abc15.com for the details. we're talking about the most accurate forecast. allison has been doing a great job as always staying on top of that for us. you have been looking at desert doppler to check. as you said, there's maybe chances we could get a pop up shower or something like that. >> yeah, and i think that's what we're seeing this morning. most of the valley is dry. let's go ahead and show you abc15 desert doppler right now, and you can see, like i mentioned, most of the valley dry. if we go to the little bit here. you can see near buckeye and southern parts of goodyear, this isn't a huge rainmaker or anything like that. if you drive through the area, you might get a few sprinkles out there. it does look like it's dying out a little bit right now. i wanted to pull this back up. your mayo clinic valley camera here, because we can see the sun is coming up and i like that breakthrough of the clouds right here. i just thought it looked really pretty and i wanted you guys to see that too. valley wind speeds right now,

per hour. it isn't terrible or less than that, actually, so just light breezes on and off throughout the day today. here in phoenix, it's going to be hot today. 103 degrees, and the reason i say that, even though the temperature doesn't look that bad is because it's going to be muggy out there. it will constantly feel like you have sweater a little bit outside sometimes. your uv index, we're going to be in the high category. that puts us at a ten. your air quality, we have to look out for ozone concerns here. we have an ozone pollution watch mind if you have plans to head outdoors. no other weather alerts to tell you about. the rain chances, storm chances staying at 20% today. here's a look at future cast. we'll go ahead and press play on that. this is a broader view of future cast. you can see we are going to start to see more activity happening for us in the valley. a little bit later on today. i'm thinking in the evening time there. we'll keep better chances up north to see activity later on tonight.

us. let's press play on this h. remember, i was talking a -- on this. remember i was talking a little bit ago. we stop at 4:00. it will be either between four and eight, 9:00 tonight. keep track with us and our most accurate forecast with your free abc15 mobile app. that will help you track these. also along with us, that's what i'm trying to say, tomorrow, by tomorrow morning, whatever you have planned, brunch planned, i throw the umbrella back there for the evening. that could be a concern for some of you, and it looks like by monday morning, everything will clear out, and we should be quiet as far as the mornings go. here's how the rain chances break down day by day. better shot today. drop it down tomorrow, and back up to 20% monday and tuesday. we'll remove them completely wednesday and thursday. your hourly planner for today, 10:00 a.m., 92 degrees. milder conditions, a little bit warm out there. by lunchtime, 96. a little bit humid like we

at 102, 103 degrees. here's a quick snapshot of what we're going to get to across the state. 78 in show low. 89 in winslow, and 83 in window rock with highs today in the east valley, right below what we should be for this time of year which is 104 degrees. coming up in the next half hour, i'm going to show you the 7-day, and what the west valley is going to top out as well. 6:20. get the ultimate fan experience with abc15 and your arizona cardinals. tickets to the cards broncos game on september 1st. download the free abc15 mobile app and look for the contest entry for your chance to win. it's that easy. go to abc15.com/win for rules and more information, and as always good luck. it's time for fouhy's small stars. this week we are headed indoors to the ice rink to meet one of our rising young hockey stars. >> this young lady cannot get

this week's small star. she's 6 years old. loves hockey, and plays goalie for her team. >> i just like stopping pucks pucks and i like watching my team score on the other goalie. >> what about being a girl, reagan, and playing goalie in a predominantly boys league. >> sometimes they say girl goalies are not good, and some people say i do not want a girl goalie, and stuff. i just don't really know why they say that. >> after those kind of commen, you stop a puck or finish with a shut out. >> it feels good. it feels sort of pay back from they talking like that. >> okay. reagan, what's your absolute favorite thing about hockey. >> it's fun having shutouts and when you're done with the game, like your team gives you a hug and it really makes my day. >> who doesn't love a good hug. congratulations reagan rivera, you're this week's small star.

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and all of your live, local, late breaking news right here on abc15 at 10:00. parents and students moving into the dorms at u of a. we will see more police around campus this weekend. the officers are beefing up their presence in helping to jump start a conversation about staying safe. more than 6000 students will move into the tucson campus over the next few days. classes start this monday. with students at asu and u of a starting classes, the irs wants to become victims of scams. irs impersonators are telling parents and students they owe nonexistent taxes like the federal student tax. that person will demand payment over the phone or threaten an arrest. let's get to a new warning for you the next time you fly. a threat to your personal security that's hidden right inside your boarding pass. fay fredricks talked with security experts who say don't

seat or throw it in the trash. >> reporter: business traveler scott jenkins is about to make a mistake that could cost him his identity. tossing his boarding pass after his flight. >> there's not a whole lot on the ticket that can identify except my name. >> reporter: nothing obvious but online security experts say hidden in the bar code of many boarding passes is more than enough information to help a hacker get start. >> there's a whole bunch of information on this one. >> reporter: the data doctor ken colburn says that's where they start. >> the worst thing that can happen is they have enough information to compile information from social media accounts and become you online. >> reporter: the car bodes are easy to track. entire apps and web sites are dedicated to doing just that. >> a lot of people look at

well to do males or what have you. that hasn't been the case for ten fifteen years. >> reporter: treat your boarding pass like any other important document you don't want landing in the wrong hands. >> and that was fay fredricks with that. another smart move say security experts, don't answer web site security questions honestly. if your first dog was fido, say his name was spot. but remember is. america's toughest sheriff may have accidentally crossed america's toughest federal judge. we'll tell you what the federal judge wants, next. a valley mom in hot water this morning. police say she left her baby outside in a stroller, crying and dirty, and wait until you find out what police say she was doing. one bite, that's all it

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nearly 100 homes destroyed by a fast moving wildfire in california. the call to action authorities in both states are making now. and it's a nasty bacteria making dozens of people in the valley sick. the water park defending its actions this morning after multiple people visit and then get sick. plus, what you need to know to keep your family safe. i mean so many people want to go to the pool and use it. it's still hot out, allison. but you're saying it looks like maybe a little bit of relief in sight. >> yeah a little bit. >> if we can look at it way, maybe. >> exactly. absolutely. and you'll see that in the 7- day forecast, but first we have to talk about today here and now. and i don't think it's going to be a bad idea to get out there and enjoy yourself. partly cloudy skies with us throughout the day. later on it's going to be hot, and we'll keep pm rain chances in play here. your air quality forecast in the moderate category because we have an ozone watch going on today. keep that in mind.

the temperatures hour by hour. by 11:00 a.m. 94 degrees. 98 by 1:00. it's going to be hot and toasty in the afternoon as we mentioned with rain chances. most likely in the evening, we'll track those together in a little bit with future cast, and we'll pull up doppler and show you what's happening right now in the valley. he's been called america's toughest sheriff and could be facing criminal charges of his own. a federal judge wants another judge to weigh in here. abc15's maryellen resendez live talking about sheriff joe arpaio, all of this stemming from a racial profiling case. what are the victims saying this morning. >> this is what they have been waiting for for a very long time. one they have actually fought for right here in federal court. now they have to wait once again while the u.s. attorney looks over the case and decides whether or not to go forward with the criminal contempt charges against sheriff joe arpaio. in a 32 page report, judge

against sheriff joe arpaio including the orders he says sheriff and deputies violated and recommends the county put aside $500,000 to compensate the racial profiling victims and for the very first time in the sheriff's career, he is ordering the sheriff to pay out $300,000 of his very own money out of his very own bank account in what he termed to the sheriff in a court hearing as quote putting his own skin into the game. >> this is like poetic justice. you thought you could ride the backs of taxpayers forever, and do what you wanted to do forever. but now it's on your shoulders. >> he makes it very clear that sheriff arpaio needs to have skin in the game. he needs to be held personally accountable for his wrong doing. >> reporter: now sheriff joe arpaio's attorney mel mcdonald says the sheriff is innocent of these charges, and he says if

there will be no plea bargain, and there will be no resignation. now we also spoke with the u.s. attorney's office. they have said that they do have the case. they are reviewing it. there's no word on when they'll get back to us with the decision. back to you, nick and allison. >> maryellen, thank you very much. a valley mom is behind bars after police say she got drunk with a friend, and she left her baby outside in a stroller. that baby boy found crying, sweaty, and dirty in the courtyard of an apartm indian school. several neighbors rushed in to help, calling 911 trying to keep that baby cool. >> we wiped him down real good with a wet, cool towel and changed his pampers. who does his kids like that. i have kids of my own, and i would never do my kids lining that. >> police say the mom blew a .389 more than four times the legal limit. she has two warrants. that baby now in cps custody. a crime alert in the east valley may be expanding.

as many as a dozen homes have been burglarized near dobson and warner. somebody else reached out to us after seeing our story, and he says that he caught somebody on video the day his neighbor was robbed in broad daylight. neighbors believe that crooks are getting through an alleyway just like the one you see right there. these guys were able to get off without getting caught. the city is considering putting gates up in the area. in glendale, these guys got away, and they could put you in danger. the two masked men held up a 47th avenue and bethany home. you can see they have guns based on these surveillance pics. they fired off two shots. if you know anything about this crime please call police: this search in san tan valley because of a couple of armed burglars, had it not been for the family dog, the suspects could have done a lot of damage. one of the accused, 18-year- old, with a minor, investigators say they did try

the dog parked, they took off and ended up in handcuffs. the reality is here in the valley, west nile is a much bigger threat. two people just died in maricopa county, and this morning, one mom is sharing her battle with us with hopes that people will take this more seriously. trish baty is home after two months in the hospital, but she thinks a mosquito got her hiking or doing yard work. she is a young preschoolteacher a would expect would have all these complications. >> just i have that little fear in the back of my head saying what if this is it. i can't think that way, i have to stay positive and convince myself this isn't it. that i will get back. >> now, you can take action to fight back. use bug spray, wear long sleeves when you can and after rain, walk your property, make sure there's no standing water

arizona. cochief county confirmed three cases a day after a case was found in santa cruz county. there have been at least two dozen cases in our state. a special lab is constantly testing samples to try to keep everybody safe. the valley's crypto outbreak is growing. the health department telling us more than 100 people have been infected. more than 20 pools and water parks throughout the county are linked but not being identified. a number of complaints we have received specifically mention wet and county health officials are not labeling the water park as an official exposure location yet, and why not. because no tests can confirm crypto is present at a facility even if a number of infected people were there. wet and wild maintains they are taking all the necessary precautions to keep people from getting sick and to keep you from getting sick, doctors say remember to avoid swallowing water while swimming. wash your hands with soap and

pool. just also getting an update now on the crypto outbreak. we're going to go ahead and actually get to that in just a second. we talked about it remotely earlier, but let's talk about this right now. the water, this is just devastating is thigh high in parts of louisiana this morning, and more rain is in the forecast. by the time president barack obama gets there tuesday, there may be more damage to see. donald trump and indiana governor mike pence toured a damaged high school in den ham springs friday. a pastor in baton rouge also says that trump donated 70,000 pounds of goods. the national guard already handing out food and supplies to so many families. 40,000 homes are damaged and there are concerns getting medications with so many pharmacies getting flooded and keeping luters out of the homes. a one away horse slams into a crowd injuring five people

of seattle. the house was connected to a carriage, but something spooked him, sending him running through the crowd. one person is still in serious condition this morning. the horse was eventually captured. new details in the deadly maryland apartment fire. investigators say a build up of natural gas caused explosion, sparking the fire, killing seven people and injuring dozens more. what exactly caused that explosion may take a year to find out. there's no evidence anyone was behind it, and investigators are not saying whether it an accident. things are bad enough as crews continue to battle this massive wildfire in san bernardino county. and now homeowners, well they have to worry if their homes are still standing and having to deal with looters. three people were arrested trying to get away with the flatbed truck. investigators say the trio made up a story about helping a friend but it just didn't add up to authorities. they have now set up extra patrols to keep an eye out. and there is a little bit of good news here, some evacuees have been told that they can go

tough news as well. almost 100 homes and more than 200 buildings have been destroyed. that number is expected to go up. in all, at least 82,000 people have been affected by this fire. many now left without options. >> i didn't want to leave because i didn't want to sit in that little valley with all that smoke around us again. it was like we were trapped. >> that fire is now 40% contained. more than 37,000 acres have burned, and the cause fire is still a mystery. it's 6:40. coincidence or something else, a chandler man voicing his concerns about his campaign signs being damaged. sam wong says a number of signs have been kicked down, stolen or vandalized and he feels like he's being targeted. >> maybe somebody don't like asian, because i do have somebody point to my finger,

think you are. how come you think you are qualified to run for public office. >> police are aware of the situation, and we're told they're looking into it. he is a real schmuck, no, really, he is, frank schmuck, and he's running for state senate, but some people, they're calling him a liar and it's because of this billboard you are seeing there on your screen. it says firefighters vote schmuck by the group professional firefighters of arizona, which represents thousands of first responders across the state. they say they have actually endorsed schmuck's opponent, in a facebook post they are demanding he take down the billboard which is near arizona mills mall, and today we have a statement from schmuck himself, he tells abc15 that billboard never claims that specific group endorses him. he says he is quote simply encoveraging firefighters to vote for him. -- encouraging firefighters to vote for him. the race for the district 27 state senate seat is a

pitting democrat incumbent katherine miranda against her stepdaughter. >> my take on the race is it has all the drama of the game of thrones. there are so many different pieces going on. it's high stake. >> katherine and maritsa are related to ben miranda, a long time state legislature, the primary will all but decide the south phoenix seat. a republican challenger has yet to emerge there. >>an of the stadium has the money to pays bills. the arizona sports and tourism authority who owns the stadium gives their response. they say they won't have enough to pay for all the programs like children's sports for the next five years but will have enough money to cover the payments on the stadium. still to come, we have to talk about the most accurate forecast. we are tracking abc15 desert doppler where we saw showers

headlines, rain chances are going to continue. hot and muggy conditions ahead of us. we'll get a look at the 7 day in moments as well. if you want a car title loan you may have to give up your car keys, why one valley man couldn't get his back. and looking for a few extra cuddles and love this morning,

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newsroom. a black man walked up to this victim and a woman sitting in their car near 7th street and baseline and demanded their keys. the suspect and the victim then got into a fight before that victim, the man was shot. this man is expected to be okay, but again, this info just coming into our newsroom right now. air 15 was over the scene when this happened last night. we'll of course keep you posted on any other details we learn. for now, let's send it to nick who's standing by with our pet of the week. >> allison, thank you for that update. i'm here halo, the valley's no kill animal shelter. she has a furry friend with her. this is molly, you said she's a chihuahua mix, and what else do we know about her. >> she's the sweetest dog. she wants to be pet and held and cuddled. >> you're saying i shouldn't feel special. she loves everybody. >> but you especially. >> it's okay. we love our leopard doggings, don't we. -- dogs, don't we.

teddy bear, and she's good with little kids. she once met a little toddler, walked right up to the girl, and asked to be pet. she's so cute, and loves everybody. and she does have some special needs, though. she's a senior girl. she's 8 years old, and she's on some special food for a bladder condition, but as long as she eats her special food and sticks to her diet, she's happy and healthy and ready r adoption. >> that's great. she wants lots of love. it's okay. you can come to me. is she going to be at the main shelter today? >> yes, she's at our main shelter, 2500 south 27th 27th avenue. >> and you have the adoptables program right now, there's a special for the pit mixes. >> yep. we have our adoptable program going on through august 31st. all of our bully breed mixes, six months and older have

really good homes. come on out and meet an adoptable or come meet molly. >> yeah, so many dogs and cats, we want to mention, too. we have a lot of cat fans. there she goes, lots of kisses this morning. so many pets like molly that need a home. if you want molly, another kind of dog, go out there, check them out. the need is definitely there. the address is on your screen right now. i don't know, i think molly, i think molly's going to go quickly, i think. >> i think so. once you come in and she'll give you kisses and cuddles and fall right in love. >> a little cuddle monster. >> thanks so much, nick. adorable, definitely no problem getting that one adopted. let's look outside right now, your current temperatures in the valley. most of us sitting in the 80s. a few spots have dropped into the 70s. mesa at 79 degrees. we're at 77 in maricopa, and 78 in buckeye currently. your air quality forecast, we're going to be in the

mostly because we have an ozone health watch in place for us today. we're also looking out for some possibly other air quality alerts that would go into effect tomorrow. we'll keep our eye out for that. today all you have to worry about is the ozone. as we break down the temperatures hour by hour, 10:00 a.m., 92 degrees there. 98 by 1:00. we'll warm up quickly here. 102 by 3:00, though. it is going to feel toasty out there, though this is slightly below what we should be this time by nine, we'll be at 94 degrees. there will be warm evacuation as well. here's a look at future cast, and go ahead and press play on this one. i don't think we have good rain chances in the valley this morning. but future cast shows us here, we start to increase those chances as we get into the evening hours, specifically, i want to say around four to 8:00. that's when we possibly could see some pop up showers. it's not anything that's going to be a wash out or the whole valley will get. it will be spotty. we'll look out for that. by tomorrow morning, i think

for us. we're not going to have too good of chances in the morning. that's good news if you have plans to be outdoors. later on, we might see rain chances increase a little bit on sunday evening, and then into monday morning, i think that things are going to be pretty quiet as you start the workweek. that's good news there. forecast highs across the state today, 78 in show low. we'll top out at 85 in payson. 89 for us in sedona. 76 in flagstaff. 95 in page and 82 in the grand canyon. here's a look at the west valley highs that i told about a little bit ago. average is 104. we did talk about that drop for us today. just a couple degrees. still, 101 in deer valley. warmer in peoria, glendale and laveen. 102 in goodyear, and 102 in buckeye as well. the next 7 days, what you can expect, we'll keep rain chances, like we mentioned, we drop them down a little bit tomorrow. temperatures at 102 on sunday and monday as well.

again monday and tuesday. tuesday's temperature, 101 degrees, not bad, and then we're going to start to see a return of seasonal temps by thursday. those rain chances are going to come back on friday. come back on friday. good news is the ?? protecting your dreams goes beyond the house itself. for just the right insurance for you, find an agent at amfam.com.

good morning, joe ducey here. five years after taking out a title loan, you pay it off only to find out they have lost your keys. inherited from his grandmother.

car. >> this 1968 plymouth vip and the keys became collateral for tom gillons title loan. >> i kept good up with the loan, and i fell and i shattered my arm. >> it took more than five years, but tom finally paid it off. why is he keeping it hidden away in this lot. he says nobody knows what happened to his keys. >> at any time, somebody can stick a key in the door, put in the ignition and walk off with something that's yours. >> he pushed. >> the manager agreed to rekey the car and needed to get approval. >> i haven't heard nothing from them since. >> we contacted southwest title loans and they responded almost immediately. in a statement a spokesperson says in part an internal investigation concluded that an administrative error resulted in the misplacement of the key as well as the oversight in our communications. these matters have since been addressed with staff, and have been implemented with part of the training curriculum. >> two days later, tom finally

waiting for. >> he ended up reimbursing me enough money to buy the locks and have them put in. >> congratulations. >> thanks to southwest title for coming through quickly once we got involved. they say they no longer require a set of keys. i'm investigator joe ducey, have a great day, if you have a problem let me know. with just two days left, the usa is blowing away the rest of the world at the olympics and leading the medal count with 105 medals. 38 of those, the good ones, the >> this includes the gold by u.s. women in the 4 by 100 race. they were initially disqualified in the semifinals but protested the dq and had the rerun, that qualifier by themselves. >> right on, go women's team. save the drama for some llamas, a wedding couple got some unexpected and furry guests. >> north carolina couple is now an internet sensation thanks to pictures posted online of their wedding. just take a look at this. wow, their wedding reception,

a llama convention resulting in the pictures of the happy couple with their wiley wedding crashers. the pictures have been making the round on facebook, and also reddit. the group is like, hey, you're photo bombing me there. >> do you think they got cake. >> i think they did, and probably got a discount on the reception lounge because there was a llama convention. >> that's entertainment along with the wedding. it reminds me of our llama gate. >> the llama drama. 103 degrees today, this is a last look at the 7-day forecast. 20% chance of showers most likely in the evening. also keep in mind our temperatures are going to start to go down a little bit, too. look at this by tuesday, 101 degrees. we are back up to seasonal temps by thursday. overall, not terrible. we're going to keep tracking abc15 desert doppler to see if you have any activity happening across the state, which you can get and find on our free mobile app. we are always on abc15.com.

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