this is abc15 news taking action. >> there was an explosion and he got up and all -- >> a family's home, all of their belongings destroyed by a fire. they believe this was no accident. and missing at the grand canyon for two days. the reason searching today. and a hotly contested congressional race and every vote does count. and a possible attack on our police officers. this is exclusive video christopher sign captured as a suspect was taken into custody. i'm justin pazera. >> and i'm dan spindle. many watched this video this morning. the investigation is underway.

off the i-17 and camelback. >> katie conner has the latest. >> reporter: for one of the injured officers, this was his first day on the job hitting the streets solo. early this morning he was standing outside this qt, investigating with two officers when the driver of a maroon car drove right at them. one of the officers got pinned between the car and the store. the driver got with the third officer until help arrived. detectives are trying to figure out a motive. >> the video shows the suspect watching the officers, moving his car a couple of spots in the parking lot. and ultimately running them down. >> reporter: the injured officers were rushed to saint joe's hospital. we are told that one has been released. the other two are still being treated for serious injuries. right now the name of the

released. katie conner, abc15 news. >> it's shaping up to be a good tuesday. >> we keep saying nice, iris, nice. >> clouds moving in and temperatures slow to warm. feeling good once you step outside. we have the blanket of clouds across the valley. they've been moving in and they'll stick around through the afternoon. not seeing any rain in the valley and the chances are there that we could get a shower or a storm as we go into the afternoon. the chance is there, especially as we and through the early evening. through about 7:00 that 10% chance in the forecast. otherwise, plan on the clouds sticking around. and temperature-wise, we're seeing 89 degrees right now. it's humid and look at the warmup. we'll make it to the 90s in the next couple of hours. today's high, 98 which i expect we'll hit around 3:00. and the temperature starts to trend down.

i'll show you who in the valley has the best potential for storms. i'll show you how much stronger the winds get as we go into the afternoon. a family of four waking up to flames in the apartment. and the scary thing is that they think someone threw something on the apartment balcony and started the whole thing. here's a look inside the apartment at 59th avenue and mcdowell. i spoke with a man who saw th orange glow. he knew that no one was running out of the apartment. they were running to get every fire extinguisher around there until the phoenix fire department got there. the damage is unreal. and everyone living there is okay. >> like my bed -- picture is gone. there's a lot of stuff i can't replace. but it's -- i have the memory. >> reporter: yeah.

good. >> the fire investigators are looking into what sparked the fire. we know it started on the second floor balcony. the entire second floor is damaged. you might have gotten stuck in the backup created by a couple of serious crashes. reems road is back open. a truck traveling south collided with a car near waddell and burst into flames. two people were inside and the driver died on scene. a passenger in the car and the driver of the truck are both in serious condition. and impaired. another crash this morning, this one involving a car and a bicyclist at 55th avenue and mcdowell. no word on the extent of the injuries there. but the bicyclist was conscious as he was being taken to a nearby hospital. happening now. search and rescue teams gearing up to look for a missing tour guide at the grand canyon. the 34-year-old failed to return to camp after a trip

sunday. the national parks service got a satellite call from members of the group he was with yesterday. crews were not able to search yesterday because of the high winds. they could not fly to that location. election day is eight weeks away and with so many races having razor thin margins, every vote counts. nick ciletti is taking action on what you need to know before heading to the polls. >> reporter: the deadline to register is less than a away. early voting starts shortly thereafter. first there's a few dates and deadlines you have to know about. the exact registration deadline is october 10th. keep that in mind. and after that, early voting starting october 12th and goes until november 4th. there's quite a few days for people to go ahead and early vote. and if you wanted to request an early ballot through the mail, you have until friday, october 29th. the general election is set for

it's just eight weeks away. for more information on how to register, where to register, all that, head to abc15.com. and as we just said, time is running out. reporting in gilbert this morning, nick ciletti, abc15. >> when everything comes out -- >> boos at a council meeting. candidates who lost the election get to be on the town council anyway. three new members will take office in november. but the current council appointed losing candidates to be on the council until then. the acting mayor said it's about giving the two younger candidates a chance at town government. we know when you can get your hands on a phoenix i.d. card. the launch in february. it will benefit marginalized communities. the city council having a

in this digital world. seems like the only time we use cursive writing is to sign our names. should our kids have to learn it? that's the focus of a series of public hearings around the state discussing english in math standards. if approved. it would be approved for third graders. you can also find details about the meeting there. the next thursday. a safety alert before you set foot on a popular jogging path. we'll bring you a description of a man who has been exposing himself. >> the attacks are getting downright dirty in the presidential race. coming up we go one-on-one with a political expert to make sense of all of this. do you think wells fargo could claw back millions of dollars. that's a provision in the law.

dollars in bonuses paid to executives. we know at least one tom exec bailed out with the golden

unacceptable, unnerving and still on the loose. police are investigating several reports of a man exposing himself between glendale and northern. he allows victims to cross and then acts like he needs some help. when the women get close to the car, he exposes himself. we spoke to one of his first victims. >> at that moment i looked down into the car and he had his pants down around his knees and he was performing a lewd act and ex-posting himself to me.

having darker skin and in his late teens or early 20s. if you see anything suspicious call police. if the national media is talking about arizona on election day, it could mean disaster for one candidate. we'll tell you which one. 89 degrees and i'm tracking

an abc15 update on arizona's primary. the steps to initiate a recount begin today. the congressional race in district 5, for now, christine jones is trailing by just 16 votes. election day will be here before we know it. and hillary clinton and donald trump are in a virtual head to head race in four key states. georgia, new arizona, and nevada. and trump gets 42% of the vote. and clinton, 41%. our state is traditionally a red state. and new hampshire is traditionally blue. it could be a very interesting outcome come november. let's talk a little bit about the pneumonia diagnosis that's dominated the new cycle. what's the latest today? >> bill clinton and hillary

health. and bill clinton said there were multiple episodes where she was lightheaded. a pivotal moment for the campaign that gets at her fitness and issues of accountability and transparency that have dogged the clinton campaign from the start. >> we have had political contests in the past on the presidential level where there were moments where you could point to it and say there's a in that thing that was said or that comment made where a candidate cannot come back. is that the case? is there anything that would spell the end for either of the candidates? >> i have a hard time imagining it. they've seen everything and done everything and said everything already. clearly, hillary clinton doesn't want to be talking about her health or the basket

expected audience is going to dominate. we have eight weeks left. and we have learned to expect the unexpected. >> and looks like the polls are tightening a bit. i want to focus on arizona a little bit. arizona a quite red state historically. the last time a presidential candidate won -- a lot of democrats hope to make it what do you see from your vantage point that if not swing states they might be on the bubble. >> 23 we're talking about arizona on election night. it's going to be a long night on election night. realistically thinking, i think it's unlikely to flip. but the fact that it's competitive tells you about the potential for the coalition to come together on the democratic side. and says a lot of negative

prospects beyond 2016. >> and we see donald trump on the air here and he's been here several times. thank you for talking to us. we have the debates coming up. we'll see what happens in the days and weeks to come. >> our tuesday is shaping up to be a little bit cloudy and quite the sunrise. >> it's beautiful. and too many folks sending in pictures at abc15.com. and hopefully, you're enjoying the clouds. look at this time lapse from the arizona department of environmental equality. the clouds thickening up a little bit more across the valley. still looking pretty good out there. and i'd say it's a nice change and it's keeping our temperatures a little bit lower that morning. they are gradually warming under the clouds. no rain across the valley. it's been dry through the morning. we are seeing showers and storms popping just to the north. we had one cell pop before 11:00 this morning south of

northeast. and now we're seeing more activity west of heber, and moving to the northeast as well. and west of strawberry too. another storm tracking to the northeast towards happy jack. notice there's quite a bit of red in the storms and they are producing pockets of heavier rain. if you're in happy jack, it's going to be a bit of a downpour. and we have dangerous lightning with it too. and watch for strong winds as the storms roll through. again, they are tracking northeast, moving away phoenix metro. and just because the valley is quiet now doesn't mean we're in the clear. we have a chance for storms today. we're tracking an area of low pressure out to the west. that area of low pressure was what brought us the boost in moisture initially yesterday. it's reason we saw storms across the east valley. we're still pulling in the moisture and you can see it on the water vapor imagery. there's also drier air that's

so today with the moisture still in place. our storm chances are still in play. once the drier air moves in tomorrow. we'll start to clear out the storm chances and bring back the abundant sunshine. still watch for the storms on the mogollon rim. that's the best potential for storms today. and you'll see storms firing up over the higher terrain to the east. we'll have to watch conditions in the valley. we could see a few storms pop up especially if you live on the north valley foothills and the east valley. we could see storms popping up here this afternoon that will quickly move to the northeast. but we'll be watching for the potential. any storms that get going will have the potential of bringing heavy rain, gusty winds, and that patchy blowing dust is certainly a possibility through the afternoon. watch what happens once we get to the 9:00 hour. we'll actually see the skies clearing and it's mainly an

sunny skies in the valley. a slight chance of storms in areas to the east. and much of the state will begin the process of drying out as we bring in the drier air. a 10% chance for storms in the valley. and a 40% in the higher terrain. notice that 10% chance lingers for the high country or back. something else the winds, right now breezy between five and 15 miles per hour in the valley. some gusts upwards of 25 miles per hour already at phoenix sky harbor. i'll show you how much stronger they'll be, where the wind alerts are and we have to talk the cooler temperatures the rest of the week in just a few minutes. here they are. the two men arrested during the premiere of dancing with the stars. this story blowing up on

the men protesting against ryan lochte. ryan says he feels a little hurt. the judge car ya nana have told the guys to back off. the incident was edited out of the version you watched from home. the men are facing charges for criminal trespassing. >> he's a liar and he tackled me. >> this all stemming rio olympics. lochte and teammates claimed they were threatened and robbed. they were forced to miss the 2017 world championships. closer to home we have a furry friend we want to introduce you to.

we're on the patio, thrilled that it's a nice day. not too hot and not too hot for our furry friends. >> this is ashley with a special guest. >> this is nico who was brought to the arizona humane society. the family had litter and was not able to find homes for them all. he's very playful and more importantly, very affectionate. if you can see his little paws kneading away. purring like a rumbling motor boat. super affectionate and has fun, playful antics. >> and i like the color, kind of spotted everywhere.

looking feline. and we have hundreds of cats at our shelter now looking for homes. we have plenty to choose from. >> let's talk about the number of animals coming in. and you bring up a great point. how can we control the pet population? >> studies have been dedicated to providing low cost spay and neuter services. and we're having an event thursday. you can get your dog or cat fixed for 20 bucks and that includes pain medication. and there's presurgery instructions on our website. you just don't want to feed the pet the night before. >> $20 is quite the deal. >> it could be hundreds of dollars at a private practice veterinarian. >> and the pain meds are included. >> space is limited so arrive early. >> if somebody wants nico, what

>> he's available at our sunny -- campus. >> ashley and nico, thank you very much. >> phenix city hall is prepping for worst. the updates as you head through

police in flagstaff are looking for the person behind three separate fires. they were found in the brendan homeless neighborhood. the blazes were small and put out before they got out of happened. but it's been an ongoing problem. call police if you see anything suspicious in that area. and capturing a suspicious person moments after a driver's windshield was shattered on the u.s. 60 in mesa. this video from morning shows the man putting on his shoes, shirt, and then walking off the overpass. the driver was not hurt. mesa police say he's a 14-year- old. they contacted him about a curfew violation. and they don't know if the rock was thrown or kicked up by a vehicle.

up and the calvin good building. all visitors will have to pass through a full screen. bags will be put through an x- ray machine. nothing happened to prompt changes, it's just being done for safety reasons. asu is the nation's most innovative school. it's based on a survey of college presidents, provosts, and admissions stanford was the runner-up. followed by m.i.t. north korea's test represents a dangerous escalation and poses an unacceptable threat. >> the u.s. sending a message to north korea after the recent nuclear tests. our military flew two bombers over south korea. they were escorted by u.s. and

there was never a peace treaty officially ending the korean war. we've been telling you about the refugee crisis in europe. this is a picture of one of the smallest. he was born on a migrant rescue boat yesterday on the mediterranean sea. the mother was having contractions when the family left. this cargo plan landed with a ripping off the landing gear. the plane was flying in low clouds while attempting to land. there's no instrument land equipment there. >> pretty incredible. >> across the nation we go. and officials and lawmakers in north carolina, kind of damage control mode due to the bathroom law. the ncaa pulling seven championship events from the

the north carolina republican party called the decision so absurd it's almost comical. regular shoppers at a new jersey shopping center rattled by a guy taking pictures inside the fitting rooms. the peeping tom was spotted reaching under a partition with a phone. it happened at least two times. some shoppers say the union sex >> i believe that they should be a little bit more cautious about something like that. >> in a statement, target officials tell us they are partnering with local police on the matter. we hear about people breaking out of jail. who breaks into jail? he was arrested in ohio after police say he climbed a pipe and hopped a barbed wire fence into the compound.

said his life was in jeopardy. men with guns were chasing him and he did not have anywhere else to go. a trial begins for the man accused of shooting george zimmerman. a road rage incident in 2015. zimmerman told police that the man drove up behind his truck and fired, leaving a bullet hole in three years ago. zimmerman was acquitted in the deadly shooting of trayvon martin. no parents want to see that, a school bus in flames and there were students on the bus. this was all captured on officer's dash cam. thankfully, the kids were out. the bus driver evacuated all 20 students and nobody was hurt. officials believe the fire was started after a problem with

that inferno. the texas state school board is expected to vote on a controversial textbook. the book calls it inaccurate and discriminatory. >> it's been posted online and some who have read it say mexicans are depicted as lazy compared to americans and europeans. a driver pulls over to help what she believed to be a house cat. turns out it was a bobcat. the woman ended up getting bitten on the arm and had to get tested for rabies. the bobcat had to be put down because it was so badly hurt. obesity is a huge problem and it's raising questions about the health, fitness, and readiness of our troops. 8% of the military is clinically overweight.

greater than 25. this rate has crept up since 2001. it's highest among women, african-americans, hispanics, and older service members. the fate of the yoga instructor could be in the hands of the jury today. closing arguments in the case of lindsay -- who is accused of letting boys fondle her at a bar mitzvah. she nt of the boys. >> she seduced these boys all night long. starts at the tables, moves through the house, into the bed rooms. >> her lawyer claims that she was too drunk at the house party to consent to sexual activity. nearly a week and no answers as to why or who gunned down -- farmer while she was driving on the 51. it's believed that three hispanic men in a white work

responsibility. farmer's family will get to say goodbye on saturday at the rest haven chapel of reflection near 40th street and southern. questions surrounding a former mesa police lieutenant and whether or not he received special treatment behind bars. he retired earlier this year after being arrested for drunk driving in february. take a look at the video from scott day city man who appears to be him chatting with another officer. you see the sign on the door. no prisoners beyond this point. we reached out to the scottsdale police department and they say they are not commenting until an internal affairs investigation can be completed. hillary clinton is on the mend and donald trump using her

keeping you up to date. hillary clinton still recovering at home from pneumonia. and she's getting high profile help. president obama will campaign for clinton in the battleground state of pennsylvania. >> more violence at a donald trump rally. we have the latest on this race. >> reporter: recovery mode for second full day. hillary clinton is at home resting but she's been on the home wasn't up front about her pneumonia diagnosis. >> i didn't think it was going to be that big a deal. once i had some water and sat down, i immediately started feeling better. >> former president bill clinton was a cbs.

before when she's overworked and dehydrated. >> hillary rodham clinton is the next president! >> president obama will rally supporters in philadelphia. donald trump's rally is making headlines. a supporter attacked protesters, shoving a woman in the face. trump is focused calling supporters a basket of deplorables. >> while my opponent slanders you, i call you hard working american patriots. >> they're losers, >> disgusting. >> you can't lead this nation if you have such a low opinion of its citizens. >> tonight trump will be in the

daughter ivanka to unveil the plan to lower child care expenses. it didn't take long for wells fargo to make changes after a recent scandal. what they are doing to keep your accounts open. what do you do if your landlord won't show up to make some fixes? and the trees and flags waving in the wind across the valley and the state.

keeping an eye on wall street. the dow is down 251 points at 18,073. wells fargo is announcing big changes as a result of the scandal. the sales goals have been cut for employees. wells fargo agreed to pay fines over claims opened unauthorized deposits and credit card accounts to hit sales targets and get bonuses. prices are going down at the grocery store. over the past eight months and that includes the cost of milk and eggs. according to the bureau of labor statistics, the u.s. has been producing and stockpiling food. and that's the major reason behind the price drops.

customers with self-driving carts. a system would allow shopping carts to kind of drive themselves. the carts would be attached with sensors and video cameras. and customers could request a cart possibly by smartphone. and no word on when or where they intend to start using it. >> how does it know where i want to go in the store? a new ride sharing system launchings you can catch a ride 24 hours a day and schedule a ride. get $10 off the ride with a promo code on the website. grab your smartphone. you iphone is getting kind of an upgrade. it's going to be the biggest up grade to far. a number of changes, including

widgets. >> and we could get answers from itt tech. there's an information session on thursday at the university of advancing technology on baseline road in tempe. it's going to start at 6:30. students can get updates on the closure along with guidance on options for their future academic endeavors. find more at abc15.com. joe ducey here. the ceiling or a leak. if the landlord is taking his sweet time fixing it. what do you do. >> they came and put this board and it still leaks. >> this one -- >> it was a log bigger before that put that cover. >> the whole ceiling was coming through. >> a worker fell through the roof causing the hole and the mess. >> yes, that's a pot catching

mildew. >> reporter: she's been asking for the landlord to fix this for three weeks. >> i am not paying rent. i'm going to move somewhere else. >> she said she's done. pro residential services manages several apartment complexes in the valley. including laquei thes. >> the roof was fixed and the ceiling was pending file a claim. really? all other units have been fixed. >> you wouldn't want to live in this. >> after we showed this video. they say maintenance workers fixed the hole in the ceiling and the leak in the air conditioner. >> thanks for fixing it. but i still don't know why it took so long.

know. we're always keeping an eye out for scams and there's a new one. surprise police say scammers are calling as aps agents, threatening to shut off power if you don't call a toll free hotline. of course, scammers run the hotline. aps posts all valid numbers on your actual bill. you know how you drop food on the ground and say five second rule. there's and food is contaminated right as it hits the floor. and the longer it's there it means more bacterial transfer. the high moisture content foods got the most contamination -- like watermelon. >> who picks up watermelon off the floor. >> the five second rule is not scientific. pushing a card and selling

craving a good treat. >> a guy in chicago couldn't bear seeing a man struggling to make ends meet. there was a go fund me page that's raised $250,000. >> he didn't ask for the help and was determined to work until he died. and now he says he can finally rest. >> are you going to tear up? >> what a great story. people do so mu >> and think of what he can do for his family. >> let's talk about the most accurate forecast. we got trees waving around across the valley and the state as the winds kick up. we've been tracking an approaching storm system and it will stay to the northwest. and it's kicking up the winds today. we're also going to have to watch for a stray shower or a storm that could develop in the

despite the cloud cover. we are tracking the storms from payson to strawberry to happy jack and east of there as well near heber seeing a few of the storms. and another area of storms from sedona and that's moving to the northeast. all of the storms are tracking southwest to the northeast. so this batch will move up to near two guns across i-40. and this storm just northeast of sedona is going to bypass flagstaff. some of the storms are producing brief heavy downpours and possibly gusty winds. nothing in the valley as of yet. but over the next few hours through the early evening. watch for a few pop-up storms. chances are not that high but at 10%. best potential east valley and the north valley foothills is where we have to keep an eye on things. and again i mentioned the breezes.

waving around. the winds kicking up through the morning. right now sustained in the valley between 10 and 20 miles per hour in most spots. and we have gusts as high as 26 miles per hour at phoenix sky harbor. and as we go through the afternoon, the winds will continue to increase in the valley. and they'll be stronger up north. so far, the strongest winds in spots like winslow and kingman. winds sustained between 25 and 30 miles per hour. bull head city, them too. the gusts upwards of 35 miles per hour in kingman. and over 35 in winslow. breezy to windy pretty much across the state. and it's because of the storm system approaching the state from the west. we'll keep the storm chances in play today as well. the storm system will bypass us to the north. tomorrow, the winds lighten up and we start to pull in drier air. that will clear out the storm

tan color for yavapai county, northern and northwest arizona. page, flagstaff, and kingman. and with the dry conditions up to the northwest. we have a red flag warning on the upper colorado river valley through this evening. so be on alert. heightened fire conditions in the area because of the winds. strongest winds in northern arizona will gust as high as 45 miles per hour. and in the valley, our gusts as high as 30 miles per hour. it's going windy this afternoon. temperature-wise, sitting at 89 degrees. and we'll warm to 93 by noon. today's high, 98. and then the temperatures start to trend down again. temperatures today will be lower than yesterday. and below average, mid- to upper 90s across the valley. 98 for a high today in phoenix. and a quick peek at the 7-day forecast. as we start to dry out.

in the 60s and low 70s by the end of the week. do you have an old bike lying around? consider donating it and letting it be a holiday miracle for a kid in foster care. abc15 is teaming up with earnhardt auto centers. drop off your old bikes at any of the 20 locations, donate money, or volunteer to help fix up the paul babeu exposed in a damning home video. extreme discipline used on special needs kids at a boarding school he used to run. widespread cases of physical and sexual abuse. students were also stripped down and forced to wear nothing but a sheet.

they're there for a reason. because they're hopeless. because they're hopeless. a long history of abuse, the students may never recover.

we have breaking news happening live out of the riverside area in southern california. that big rig was stolen. we do not have a lot of information right now. it gets you kind of scared wondering on what they plan on doing here. and there's not a lot of traffic on the roadway. check out the mobile app right now. abc15's poll of the day is

ford. >> now that the results of the poll of the day. we wanted to know if wells fargo should claw back millions of dollars in bonuses paid to executives. 80% say yes. the driver who crashed right into police officers was report think impaired this morning. investigators saying the man intentionally hit them outside of a qt off the i-17 on camelback. two officers are expected to recover. and a third officer jumped of the way. the driver put up a struggle before he was arrested. the police chief is set to speak about that in a half hour. we'll stream that live on our app. and abc15.com. an apartment destroyed by fire in phoenix. and investigators think it was set accidentally. the family of four got out safely. the blaze started on the back patio. and let's take a look at the now arizona at 4:00.

possibly legalize marijuana your chances of encountering a drugged driver may be going up. >> now there's a new breathalyzer that measures marijuana in your breath. we'll show you how that works. >> several companies have agreed to stop tracking what your kids do online. and mayor stanton urging congress to break the gridlock on the funding of zika. slight chance of storms today so that's something to keep you updated on. if we see storms moving in we'll let you know. and it's going to be breezy to windy across the state through the afternoon. we'll start to see clearing overnight. temperatures only making it to the upper 90s and every single day through saturday.

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