abc 15's breaking news. >> just into the news room, a bicyclist is dead after a crash. 43 avenue is closed in both directions from bethany home to maryland avenue, and expect them to stay that way for

scene. and tonight crews just walking down the mountain called out to the trail after a woman couldn't make it down on her own tonight. abc 15's raquel cervantes is at the peak, and the woman had already been up once today? >> reporter: phoenix firefighters saying the woman already hiked up the mountain once today up and down, and was on her way back up and became tired and dehydrated and needed help. this happened after sunset, still some hikers were out, firefighters had to climb up and rescue the 39-year-old woman, gave her water and helped her rehydrate, and she walked down with crews assisting her. one hiker says she was hiking past her and she flagged him down for help. >> i stopped and talked to her, and inc. tell she was distressed and not feeling well so i called 911. >> she only had a small amount for attempting to do it even once.

minder, even with better reminder, even when temperatures another down, the heat -- calm down, the heat can still get to you. >. and tonight the family of a slain valley rapper desperate for answer. mcdonald was gunned down last week outside the knight's inn. his killer is still on the loose, and tonight friends and family gathered to honor him and ask for justice. chris grow is live with how loved ones are remembering mcdonald. >> reporter: today is his birthday, but last week he was celebrating at a nearby club just before he was gunned down and left for dead in nearby bushes. today his family and friends are asking why this all had to happen. >> all i could do was say keep my brother's name alive and keep his dream alive. just make it right, man. it's hard. >> reporter: mcdonald always

rapper, but the dreams were cut short in a senseless act of violence while he was out on a night of fun. his family is now mourning on the day he was born. >> i know it was done out of pure hate, and i know it doesn't sit well with me. >> reporter: family and friends are left to remember him at the very spot he died, saying he was larger than life and loved many are desperate to know why he was shot and left for dead, only to be found in the nearby bushes. >> i was supposed to be meeting him over here, and i came and found him over in the situation, and now here to relive and think about the situation is hard for me right now. >> reporter: now the gunman in this case is still on the loose, and phoenix police say that they need your help. if you think you have any information that can help them

to call them or call silent witness. back to you. all right, chris, thank you. phoenix police officer shoots and kills a man after authorities say he pointed a gun at them. this happened at an apartment complex at 57th and thomas. police say a woman sent a text to a family member saying she and her two children needed help. her ex-boyfriend allegedly showed up to her apartment high on drugs and armed with a gun. police responded in full force with seven officers showing up at her door. >> the woman opened the door, and the subject then appeared in the hallway. the suspect presented a gun, pointed it at the officers, and one of the officers fired on the suspect ending the threat. >> the 25-year-old man who's not yet been identified died at the scene. the woman and her children were not hurt. and tonight a man is facing multiple counts of sexual

county. the 48-year-old bryan foley was arrested in texas, they tried to serve a warrant this week, but he skipped town. he's in amarillo in a jail, and will be sent back to arizona soon. >. these two are behind bars tonight facing burglary charges. the two were arrested after breaking into a buckeye house at baseline and miller. the homeowner says the front door was open, a window smashed up. police say witnesses and video suspects. a very special ceremony for a prescott woman captured and killed by isis. today a playground dedicated in honor of kayla mueller. mueller, a humanitarian volunteering overseas was killed last year. her parents spoke very briefly today saying they could feel her presence there, and she'd be proud knowing she's bringing so much joy to all the families today. the community gathered to build the space to honor the young

>> i know the mueller family is going to take, they'll never get over it. i can't imagine losing a child, but this is the silver lining to the dark cloud, and if a couple of kids grow up saying i want to be like kayla, we did good here today. >> the playground features a zip line, swings and a slide and more. it took a year to complete. and kayla mueller's parents calling out president obama, saying when he came to pay his respects he made a prome he's not yet fulfilled. here's more. >> my name is kayla mueller. >> reporter: it's been three years this month that kayla mueller was first taken hostage by isis. >> very terrifying here. >> reporter: her parents marcia and carl learned of her death 18 months later when isis sent pictures of her body. president obama said he was heart broken and traveled to arizona to meet the muellers

for him. >> and i said mr. president i'd be remiss if i didn't give you the opportunity to support her foundation, and he said i will help that foundation, and i'm still waiting. >> there hasn't been such a donation? >> no. i'm still waiting for that donation mr. president. >> reporter: at the white house friday, an abc news correspondent pressed for an explanation. >> can the family expect pr donation in the name of kayla mueller soon? >> as i mentioned, i can't speak to any previous conversations with they've had -- >> but is a donation coming? >> but the foundation that's been established in kayla mueller's memory, is certainly the kind of foundation the president and first lady have supported in the past, and i anticipate they would make a financial contribution to were continue supporting it. >> reporter: the foundation is

because they say it helps keep the memory of kayla mueller alive, a young woman that loved children and put her life hat risk to help them far from the comfort of her own home. back here in the valley now we want to update you on the breaking news we first brought you at the top of the show. a cyclist is dead in an accident here at 43rd and bethany home road, and chris grow just got there to the seen, chris? on scene and trying to get in position to show you what's going on, so let's do that. i want to show you what we see right now. you see a number of phoenix police officers and cruisers right there on scene. we're right here at the tape. we're actually right. off bethany and 43rd, and one cyclist is dead. they haven't released

accident happened or occurred, saying more information will be released soon, but the roads are closed, pretty much an area here north of 43rd and you'll have a lot of areas from bethany to maryland. pretty much they'll be closed as it's part of investigation that's on going right now, and they're expected to remain closed pretty much for the next several hours, so if you're traveling in this location, be sure to avoid it because it's very much an active investigation after this deadly accident. no released we'll bring it right to you. thank you for the update, and dps is searching for a driver in a deadly hit and run in the west valley at 99th and van buren in tolleson. a driver was hit in the road, and the driver took off leaving the person to die. >. another pedestrian in serious condition after he was hit by a car at 51st and mcdowell, and we spoke to the

cooperated with police. she say it is man stumbled out into the street and she hit him. he was rushed to the hospital with a head injury. developing at this hour, a yuma man taken into custody after a 36-year-old woman is killed. police responded to a domestic violence call finding a woman outside the home with life threatening injuries. she was rushed to the hospital and later died. a man at the house was taken into custody. yuma police are asking anyone with information to please come forward. and here in investigators trying to figure out what sparked these flames at a home this morning. firefighters from phoenix and glendale called out to fight the blaze. the flames and heavy smoke spread throughout the three- level house badly damaging the garage and attic. thankfully everyone inside was able to get out to safety. this is not the way a valley driver wanted to start the weekend. check out this video. our adot camera rolling when a

and bell road. we're waiting to get more information about what went wrong. a crime alert to tell you about tonight. a valley mall becoming a crime scene after a teen ripped a necklace right off a woman. the thief caught on camera. you can see the guy walking into desert sky mall on west thomas road. this happened july 6th. the guy runs up to a woman, rips her necklace off, caught there running out to a get away car. the woman ran after him but they believe the crook is 17 years old, he jumped to a gray chrysler pt cruiser. if you know anything about the crime call silent witness. >. silent witness also asking for help to find the person that abused a small dog and left it to die. the dog was found with trauma to its body at 69th and van buren in phoenix. maricopa county animal care and control took the puppy, but sadly they had to put it down because of the injuries, and they say if the puppy has been

could have recovered. >> if you didn't want the dog, why didn't you give it tot someone who did? the fact you'd like at one of those innocent creatures and hurting them, and ultimately died as a result, you have to wonder about the person's well being. >> the case is now being investigated as a felony an mall cruelty case. and switching gears to weather now on saturday night. we had an afternoon pretty in the 90s, storms this morning. here's meteorologist laura thomas. >> yes, turned out to be really a nice day. the thunderstorms this morning, some of us getting a little rain overnight, but different story as we go to bed. mostly clear skies, drier air moving in. upper 90s officially today putting us below average. the average high is 104, we'll be close to that the next couple of days. high pressure getting ready to build in.

deer valley 84, mesa gateway and scottsdale 86. light winds across the valley, and keeping the wind speeds light overnight as we hit the 70s, so nice night ahead into tomorrow morning. it will be warmer as you head out tomorrow afternoon, up to 101. mostly sunny skies, light winds, drier air is moving in, and we have an ozone health watch, more in the forecast coming up. thank you laura. just three days until arizona primary election, and the county recorder is preparing for any possible problems. there was a training class today in phoenix for troubleshooters who will be helping polling place workers on election night. >> and they have about five to six polling places apiece, and it's important that they carry with them information and extra equipment if that's needed. >> there are 100 of these specialized polling place helpers spread out across the valley. there will also be hot lines

troubleshooters to call in in case of emergency. to stay up to date on the election newts and learn about the candidates as we inch closer to the primary and general election, download our free political app called podium >. s. o. s. or something you'd only see on the big screen you'd think, but tonight real life cast aways are thanking the us navy, and a massive health fair in the valley in time for

a couple of valley roads closed at this hour after a cyclist was hit and killed in phoenix near 43rd and bethany

scene, and what are you learning right now chris? >> reporter: yeah, well i want to point something out to you real quick. take a look here, you can actually see what looks to be the bike involved in the accident. again, we do have a bicyclist that was killed. phoenix police are confirming that to us so far tonight, but really that's all the details being released right now, and they're not saying exactly how the crash happened or exactly how many other vehicles were involved, but what we do know is that for while it's investigated, bethany home to maryland will be closed, so if you're driving in this area be sure to avoid it because there's an active investigation right now, and we do expect the roads to re main closed for a few hours. a scare at 30,000 feet. an engine ripped off a southwest plane just after take off. look at the images. the plane flying from new

hundred people on board. passiers heard on explosion, forced to put on their masks as the cabin lost pressure. >> children were screaming and crying. our ears started popping bad because we were going down fast. >> thankfully the plane landed safely in pences cola and no -- pensacola and no one was hurt. s. o. s. spelled out in the sand, and it attention of the us navy. they rescued two men from a remote island in the pacific. they were there for eight days after their boat capsized. and take a look at this, did you see it in the western sky? 40 minutes after sunset the venus and jupiter conjunction. did you know these two are the brightest planets we see? it was a pretty cool sight. hope you got to see it.

with us go to www.abc15.com. also a gorgeous sunset as well. go to our facebook page to see them as well. the desert doppler quiet tonight. no cloud cover or showers or thunderstorms across the valley. across the high country there's still a storm system that's exiting out of the state. just a couple of thunderstorms around the grand canyon. overall this active tiff is diminishing with a slight chance back in the forecast for tomorrow in the high country, but staying dry overnight here and temperatures continuing to fall out there. it's really a nice saturday evening. look at the temperatures, 80s already. 83 deer valley, 84 mesa gateway. low 90s for chandler and phoenix. right now high country 50s in flagstaff. 63 in sedona. 61 in prescott, need the jackets. 63 in winslow and 50s at the grand canyon, and again a few showers hanging around. dupes dropping all -- dewpoints

phoenix looking at 40-degree dewpoints. 60s out west for lake havasu. closer to the storm system. that's where we still have a little moisture left, that will move off to the east, but drierer r airline move -- drier air moving into southwest arizona. the storms heading out for the next couple of his, high pressure -- day, high pressure building in, and there's a warm up on the way. here's where the showers continue at this hour, you can see the circulation around the low pressure system. and futurecast showings it spinning off to the east over the ne still some spotty showers and thunderstorms possible across the high country. right around 10 to 20 percent with better chances across the northeast pocket of the state tomorrow. but the highest rain chances and coverage are well to the east of us in colorado and new mexico. rain chances for the valley out of here sunday, monday, and tuesday. slight chaps back in the forecast -- chances back in the forecast wednesday and thursday, and that's the best day to see a few of the storms here in the valley. temperatures rising the next couple of days, staying until

101 sunday, 104 monday, 105 tuesday, and then looking at the near average highs. 70s valley wide tonight, and back up in the upper 90s to near 100 tomorrow. the seven-day forecast is coming up in a couple of minutes. >. doesn't feel like it outside, but the fall season is approaching, and dozens of valley families lined up to get a health check today. the arizona hispanic chamber of commerce held the big health and cultural event, and they say it's important to make the services available to minority community. everything from blood pressure readings, dental screenings, and flu shots. >> we're doing our part to keep a healthy community because a healthy community is a productive community and contributes to the economy, so it's a full circle if you think about it. >> and it wasn't just health stuff, lots of fun too. chances to win prizes, and big red was there to get everyone

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the news room. an arrest made after a deadly hit and run. we told you about it at the start of show. it was in tolleson. a pedestrian was hit in the road. that driver took off leaving the person for dead. the suspect's name hasn't yet been released. abc 15 sports, brought to you by sanderson ford. coming off an 4-3 win last night, the diamondbacks and reds back at it, but this one belongs godley giving up nine runs on nine hits, including three home ups. the diamondbacks managed just four hits on the night. unable to score a single run. arizona falls to the reds 13-0, and lost six out of the last ten, 22 games below 500. the arizona cardinals in houston tonight making the final reparations for tomorrow's pre-season game three against the texans.

spends considerable time game planning, and the starters will play a lot more. we expect the starters to play throughout the first half and seen into the third -- even into the third quarter. they like to go into half time and make adjustments with the starters, then let them back out to make the corrections. they wrapped up the university of phoenix portion of training camp thursday, but they understand the importance of tomorrow's game. >> it's an important week for the routine like you said, we're game planning, getting the scout team looks. looking at what you'll see on sunday against the texans. >> yes, the starters stay in for awhile, you actually game plan. it's the closest thing in the pre-season to an actual game. >> and more injuries woes for tony romo. on the third play of the pre- season game he was sacked and

lower back. an mri revealed a compression fracture of a vertebrae. surgery is not required, but looks like he'll be out six to ten weeks. with romo out the cowboys are expected to go with rookie prescott. san francisco 49ers quarterback refused to stand for the national anthem prior to last night's game saying he won't stand up to show pride for a country that black people and people of color. he said quote this is bigger than football, and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. the 49ers and nfl responded saying they acknowledge a person's right to not participate in the national anthem and added players are encouraged but not required to stand during the playing of the national anthem. turning to high school football, the saber cats in colorado to take an valor

televised game. the say were cats junior -- saber cats junior quarterback in control from the start. the saber cats score on each of their first half possessions and win big 48-28 the final. high school football is live and well in arizona. >> yes, we can't wait for

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>> yes, tomorrow 101, then up to 104 monday. tuesday 105. >> thursday 101. >> it's not too bad though. >> it's awesome. >> yeah, we'll take it. >> the last game last year was what 114? >> yeah, it was in august, so i'll take this one in september. 101, that's nothing. thanks for watching. we'll see you back here tomorrow. have ? ? hey, is this our turn? honey...our turn? yeah, we go left right here. (woman vo) great adventures are still out there. we'll find them in our subaru outback. (avo) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. get zero percent on select

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