office at maricopa high >> we were wondering why is he going so slow today and it was weird. >> reporter: he was riding the bus to maricopa high school when something didn't seem right, then the bus driver told them that was happening. >> i i had a feeling something was up, and he said there's something wrong at the school. >> reporter: the high school administration just founded a fax threatening an explosive and possibly teachers held for rans lock down, the buses were rerouted to the middle school, and parents were already hearing from students via texts and other parents on facebook. >> when you have the high school confirm instead of the son saying we're not going there for a second, that makes you go okay, is every else okay. >> with everything going on in the world today it was really scary. >> it was an extremely long

away having to walk. >> reporter: and police swept the school with bomb sniffing dogs. nothing was found. >> we think it was a spoofing incident from a website. >> reporter: a hoax, but these students aren't laughing. >> i don't know who you are out there, but it's messed up you threaten our school because it ruins our learning time, and that's not cool >> reporter: now detectives are trying to trace that ip address to see exactly where this threat came from. coming up at 6:00 we'll hear more from the parents as far as what they think worked and didn't work. you saw the big long lines. they'll talk more about how it was to wait in the lines to pick up the kids. live in maricopa, maryellen resendez, abc 15 news. >> got to take it seriously, but hope they can track them down. thank you. >> from maricopa to casa grande, and this time a gun made it on to a middle school campus with a 7th grader. joe bartels is live in casa

shaken up about this, and understandably so. >> reporter: yes, stephanie, school got out about an hour ago, and a number of students going home with a letter in hand to parents explaining the situation. it went down at cactus middle school this morning. a 7th grade boy rode the would you say to school with a -- school with a hand gun in his backpack. another student saw the gun at school and told the staff, and that's when the gun unloaded, but there were also bullets in the bag. >> i'm very just scared because anything can happen. you know, i didn't even get a phone call. you know i thought the school would probably call or e-mail or something, so this is news to me >> reporter: police say the boy did not have bad intentions, he simply wanted to show his friends, but they are recommending juvenile charges for him. >> big kudos to the student that spoke up about it.

desk, another investigation about a student with a school. this is at north canyon high school in phoenix today. so far we know the student on campus had a hand gun. the student's in custody. thankfully nobody was hurt. police say it appears the student again had no intentions to harm anyone, but they say they are still investigating. well, a rainy morning for many across the valley. arizona feeling the pain as moisture from the former hurricane brings showers, cooler air and gusty winds, and right there's a few light showers to track three phoenix and cave creek. the batch moving through phoenix is headed up across sunny slope, and crossing the 51 shortly. light to moderate rain with that, and majority of the rest of the showers continue to remain in the higher terrain up to the north. the rain still in the forecast up there for the next several hours, and just a slight chance at 10 percent for showers here in the valley.

throughout the day, but not anything measurable throughout the day. we'll keep the chances other 6 showers throughout the day tomorrow and possibly even thursday, so we'll take you day by day coming up in minutes. happening now a growing protest in tulsa, oklahoma, it's in response to the tulsa police department just releasing the footage of the officer shooting someone. the officer shot and killed terrance crutcher friday. him with his hands up. officer betty sheen by is the officer -- betty shelby is the officer that shot, and she's been placed on administrative leave. the parents of the pilot whose plane crashed into a gilbert home spoke to the press today, and raquel cervantes is live this afternoon where it all happened. >> oh my god!

they say time stood still. their son's 10 years of piloting skills put to the test. >> thanks to his action quick action everyone survived. ryan performed his job well. >> reporter: he kept flying as long as he could getting burned as the four sky drivers parachuted to safety. ryan kilgore had no choice the bail, the plane crashing into a home where two people escaped just in time. >> we're very sorry for the family who lost their beautiful home, and we're very happy no lives were lost. >> reporter: a man rushed to help ryan in a field. >> with the heroic act of a brave pilot who was more concerned for others than himself during a crisis, we are honored to call this pilot our son.

to be here with their son saying they appreciate the look, we have a link to their go fund me page. raquel cervantes, abc 15 news. just into the live desk, federal officials have now charged him in the new york and new jersey bombings and tonight the fbi is saying 2014 is when they first had the man on their radar. two years ago his father told the fbi his son was interacting with quote bad people overseas. and a his associates may have been trying to get their hands on explosives. that information tonight coming from the fbi, but still no word on a motive or the if there was any help in the weekend explosives. his -- explosions. his first court date is next week. a murder suspect off the streets tonight after a deadly shooting this weekend in guadalupe. the man is in jail facing first- degree murder charges. we looked through the court documents that show he shot his

what he was saying about his girlfriend. right now we're trying to get more information about the man who died. damaging property, of course never smart, but if it belongs to police it's a really bad idea. this is john ivy, and he's accused of damaging the property yard at the surprise police department. cops say he destroyed the phone in the call box, kicked the gate and busted the surveillance camera. and a lot of demotion on 10 this morning in buckeye after a trailer rolled over. it all happened on the eastbound side. you can see all the activity in the middle part of freeway there courtesy of air 15. troopers reporting minor injuries in this one. >. and an inferno on a south phoenix street. car up in flames in an industrial area near 40th and university. nobody got burned in this, but the driver is nowhere to be found. crews eventually put out the fire, but it's unclear what

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. yo, ice-t! it's lemonade, man! fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. a health alertment there's a poison in the drink -- alert. there's poison in the drinking water for millions of people here in comparatively high level. >> it's called chromium 6, and the researcher behind the study want it is government to do more to reduce the levels. ?is going to -- melissa blasius is going to water officials asking just how worried we should be. >> reporter: the toxins are measured in parts per billion. one part per bill is basically one -- billion is basically one drop in an olympic sized pool,

over how long will put you at risk. it became a major health concern in the 1990s because of environmental. activist erin brokovich. a new nationwide study show it is water in phoenix having more than the biggest suppliers in the country. >> we want to to say to customers today is that the water is safe, it's reliable, and less than finned out there to be below. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00 we talk to the people of phoenix about whether they feel safe, and what can be done to reduce chromium levels. >. and summer fun turning sour. what caused this valley town home to catch fire. and the effort from a local professional team to clean things up in the community have you seen this guy? he's a package stealing punk

well, it's something that can happen in an instant. an outdoor grill bla this fire at a townhouse in glendale last friday. right now we're being told that this grill was too close to a couch which ended up catching fire, and then the flames spread to the home. one person was treated for smoke inhalation. update to breaking news we brought you last night from the live desk, an accused shooter identified in the double shooting in a parking garage at the airport in vegas. jeffery brown facing several charges tonight, including attempted murder. police say he shot two people

he took off, but was eventually taken into custody late last night. the two are recovering from the hospital. -- in the hospital. here's something you want to know if you're flying out of sky harbor. one of their three runways is closing for a whole month, and that could mean delays for you. the closure is from october 6th to november 6th for construction and maintenance, and delays are possible during peak hours, so if you're traveling check the status of your flight before you head to the airport. the forefront of the presidential race. hillary clinton and donald trump each trying to prove they're the best person to fight terrorism in the united states. clinton saying donald trump's anti-muslim rhetoric is a recruiting tool for terrorists, and donald trump saying immigrants should be watched

suspend immigration from at risk areas. >> we heard it before from the former cia director where he said donald trump is being used as a recruiting sergeant for the terrorist. >> they'll be going toe to toe in a week, next monday. it's going to be a 90-minute show down in new york. the topics were announced last night, and you can watch all of the coverage on abc 15. gary johnson won't be a part libertarian candidate is making headlines today, saying he wants to shut down the department of homeland security telling fox business network he says the department as just another layer of beaurocracy and questioned whether it helped. now to the most accurate

just updated this seconds ago. some of the wettest spots got an inch and a quarter, but for phoenix pretty much nothing. a lot of drops. we were counting drops, not inches. we got a trace at the airport, so nothing really going down in the books for today. we're well over an inch and a half below average for this time of year, and below average for the monsoon as well. today 89 was the high, pathly exactly what i had in the forecast, about 10 degrees below average, and have a few showers making their way across the valley now, but they're very light, and not going to bring much accumulation into the rain fall buckets. the wetter spots are up to the north and northwest lout the day. the -- throughout the day. the showers continuing to push to the east, so showers almost continue along the i-40 corridor in flagstaff, and they'll continue to taper off in the overnight hours. the white mountains, there's some shower activity out there

hour, and we'll keep a close eye on any new development. shower chances here in the valley about 10 percent. much of the action happening to the north. you can see we're starting to see a few new showers developing to the south, and there's still a chance it could work its way up over the next couple of hours, and we still have a lot of moisture in place as remnants of what was hurricane paine has become a tropical depression, it continues to push the moisture in into tomorrow. so chances continue at about 20 percent for a few more showers and thunderstorms in the heat of the day tomorrow. look at futurecast into the afternoon hours, and you can see the spotty showers in play into thursday, we continue the chances as well as we deal with the next low pressure system moving in from the northwest. right now cloudy skies across the valley, a few sprinkles

a lot of the moisture still in place to work with. 87 right now. winds breezy at 17 miles per hour, but even stronger up in deer valley at 22, so we'll keep the breezes going over the next several hours. winds tape ore off overnight. the rest of the phoenix metro cities here in the 80s at this hour, and farther to the north temperatures in the 60s in prescott and payson, and sedona and flagstaff seeing the rain- cooled area down to the 50s. not a big temperature drop in the overnight hours. a lot of these spots that have been in the 30s the last several nights will be in the 50s tonight as the cloud cover sits over the sit and blankets us -- state and blankets us. 70s tomorrow in sedona and payson, 85 in globe, 95 here in

degrees below the average. 94 in scottsdale and tempe. 92 in fountain hills, upper 80s still for carefree and cave creek, but again the rest of us in the 90s for tomorrow afternoon. and 90s will start around lunchtime. nice morning in the 70s through 6:00 and 7 tim, 80 by 8:00. very humid day tomorrow, and again a chance for a few spotty showers and thunderstorms persist. windy up north as the next pacific storm system moves in from the northwest cranking up th some cooler air on friday, but also bringing in drier air, so it will shove all this moisture out to the east in time for the weekend. so few more breezes in place sunday and morning, and temperatures staying belocale average in the 90s for the preponderance start of next week -- for the start of next week too. and fay fredricks is here, and the suns players and volunteers were all out there today helping the community.

them, and they got rid of a bunch of graffiti in south phoenix, giving the neighborhood a facelift. brushes and buckets in hand, volunteers teaming up with players, executives, and other members of suns organization to clean up the area near 19th avenue and broadway, and for allen williams it's a prompt that hits very close to -- project that hits very close to him. >> as a kid growing up in this area i had dreams of bigger and better things, and i was able to play for my hometown team, playing for the suns is a dream come true for me, and giving back to the community gives me so much. >> he said it helps his family as well. it's all part of suns week of helping, and so nicely done out there. >> yeah, get the tall guys involved to reach the high spots. >> yeah, you can get the job done quickly. >> and a lot of smiles while they were going it too. all right, here's what's

parents telling staff here at fulton elementary to give their kids a break, they're fighting for more recess time. i'm sonu wasu, i'll have a look at their concerns coming group and now here's the stories coming up next on world news. breaking news on the bombs in new york city and new jersey. the fbi tracking down and questioning someone else. the father of four, his suv breaks down, and then shot dead by police. tonight hear the officer's defense, and the spy pl

>. it's a fight for the right to play. right now parents are meeting with staff at fulton elementary

off, and saying their kids need aid break. >> sonu wasu is live, and how much of a break are the kids getting now? >> reporter: 20 minutes in a six-hour school day effecting grades three to six. these parents feel their kids need more time out here on the playground. it's not enough. i just stepped out of meeting that's in full swing right now. dozensover people in the library, and -- dozens of people in the library, both sides bringing a strong argument. those fighting for longer recesses feel for their students, but those on the other side feel that more time in the class room is what the kids need. the principal towing the fine line, not voicing her opinion. i just talked to her, and she said today is all about listening. the district is open to change if that's what the majority of the parents want. i'll have an update and you'll hear from the passionate parents coming up in the live report tonight at 6:00. >> a lot of people say recess

gets that energy out. it seems like terror threats are on the rise, so how do we protect ourselves here? one lab is helping detect weapons of mass destructions coming up at 6:00. plus, they say the drug daily, and now they want you to vote against legalizing pot in our state. the top reason they have for you, and why they want you to just say no >> reporter: pop up messages on your computer usually mean some 6:00, why you might start seeing them on your phone. and tracking the forecast, still a few showers rolling through the valley at this hour. they're pushing up toward cave creek on desert doppler, and more stretching farther to the north, the i-40 corridor getting soaked, and some of those areas seeing close to two inches of rain so far today. so what's going to happen next? a slight chance continues tonight. most of the, staying up north,

chance of showers and even a few thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon and early evening. back up to 95 tomorrow. cooler air coming in thursday and friday, and we have drier air coming in along with our cool down, so we'll dry out just in time for the weekend. look for a high of 88 on friday, and at that point lows back into the 60s. it's going to feel great for our weekend with that cool start and temperatures in the afternoon running several degrees below average. 91 sunday, 92 monday, and th breezes back by sunday and monday. >> there's a 600-pound gorilla in the room.

a new page of controversy for sheriff paul babeu. sources tell us the fbi has subpoenaed records related to how babeu's office used seized criminal money also known as rico funds. is like money laundering. and they've also accused babeu of using the funds to fuel his campaign. it may already be illegal campaigning with government resources. or if they're just being used to make the sheriff look good, as he runs for congress.

new surveillance of the bombing suspect pulling a suitcase, carrying a backpack. authorities say, about to place the bombs in new york city and new jersey. and tonight here, we have now learned, the fbi is questioning someone else. his wife. was he acting alone? and what his own father said about his son before. also developing, the outrage tonight. the father of four, his suv breaks down, then shot dead by police. tonight, for the first time, the officer's defense. the deadly plane crash. the spy plane crashing down over america. flash point. the syrian refugees coming to the u.s. our year-long investigation. and tonight, donald trump's son comparing refugees to poisonous skittles, asking, would you take the chance? we go straight to amman to ask,