dot cameras. abc15 keating harner is live to break this down. katie there were reports that a trooper was injured. is that the case? >> chris, one trooper has a nag -- and injure as this -- the suspect try to drive right at him. the deadly shooting happened just down from where we are at at the 56 exit right there you can see this started last night off of i-10 when dps tried to pull the suspect over. he took off going more than 100 miles an hour and that led to a very lengthy chase and over to the 60 back to the 101 and here is where dps used spike strips to try to slow him down which made him mad because that's when he drove at the trooper who barely got out of the way.

-- crashed into several cars and he got out with the gun and that's when he was shot and killed. back out here live the investigation will take several hours throughout the morning and right now the 101 is shut down. for more on how to get around this let's send it over to mallory. i want to get to the details of this closure eastbound close at state route 51 and westbound closed at scottsdale road. eier smart route. your best option is to take bell road to the 51 or vice a versa and that can wrap you around the closure. we also have another traffic alert from our adot camera. this is 202 to the mountain. it shut down your 24th and you can see how they are making traffic exit. it's backed up and i think i-10 is you best option and take state route 43 to the 10 and allison rodriguez is out there live with the details.

hear me i'm just south of mcdowell and 19th street and what we're seeing here and standing on a box because it so hard to get a good angle you see that mangled car, that was part of this collision. at least two people were taken to the hospital. we have dps out here. i've seen flashes of cameras. the investigators i should say taking pictures out here trying to figure out what happened. i did get brand new and dps is telling me around 3:00 a.m. troopers were trying to find a crash near the many stack 151 and i-10. one of the troopers responding was involved in a crash 15 minutes later. he was not hurt but two people in the other car were taken to the hospital with what was first reported as minor injuries and that is the latest information but you want to avoid this area. i will continue to e-mail with

the area to be closed. allison rodriguez, "abc15". no weather impacts. that is the good news. clear skies and mild temperatures sitting in the mid- 70s. our warm-up -- our while -- our warm-up will be quick. today's high 96 degrees. above average temperatures. today not the only warm day and i will show you week in minutes. okay, iris. right now authorities in several different cities are in the lookout for two missing children. this is the first one right here. adjust tweeted out her photo. this is a 9-year-old. oath of these girls disappearing over the weekend. the first is this 9-year-old in mesa last seen near 40 at the broadway. that's happening in mesa. phoenix police are looking for this little girl. reported missing last night near 35th and indian school.

of these missing girls, give police a call immediately. >> we cannot show those pictures enough, chris. the debate. donald trump and hillary clinton duking it out again this time anton -- town hall style. twitter reported more than 17 million debate related tweets when out, a site donald trump uses quite a bit. >> tweeting is a mode-d i have between facebook and twitter i have almost 25 million people it's a very effective way to communicate you can put it down but it is a very effective form of communication. going into the election our first-time voters, we met up with some in downtown phoenix and the debate trailed off into attacks and focused last -- lesson policy. >> the -- at times they tried to

there for the american people. >> i hoped for something new or a new question with new positions. i was not surprised by the lack of new information. >> so here is what we have planned. we will be fact checking what the candidates said and who won. cnn has a new poll out overnight and coming up later find out the man of the ire. 10 bone. you will know why he is trending. five minutes after the political drama brewing overnight. donald trumps running make is taking the day off. mike pence canceled a fund- raiser. it required a $50 contribution pence tweeting out congratulations on the debate when and he is proud to stand with him. >> one of the big races we are watching in arizona is the u.s. senate seat the john mccain fills and wants to keep her

patrick vying for the spot in the two will debate on arizona pbs. kilpatrick says mccains 33 years in congress have changed him and while mccain argues he is too liberal for the state. >> paradise valley police department reaching out to us trying to get the word out after another home burglary. this most recent happened on mount -- mountain view road. several items including jewelry and no forced entry. and alarm was not in use. no suspect but the big reminder is lock your doors. dan? >> homicide and aggravated assault, that is what this man is facing as glendale pd says he shot and killed 18-year-old juan diaz early saturday morning. we are watching the case and let you know when baker young heads to his first appearance in

if an arrest was made in phoenix at 37th avenue and camelback road. two men were arguing and they pulled out guns and one-person was shot and still in critical condition. officers detained someone that we have not heard if charges were filed. i am pete -- three people were involved in a horrible crash. we know one-person is dad. more on that coming up in just a few minutes. expect to pay more money at the gas pump. prices are rising and we will tell you how much more you will likely be today. a commercial revealing way too much about his opponent. and why an already controversial ad could cost him a lot more than the election. >> a couple early morning

we will give you a look. as we kickoff the work week

welcome back. a couple of traffic alerts from our centurylink traffic center. your sink red spots because we have closures. one is on to a two at red mountain. this is westbound 44th street. that direction is closed in your smart route is to take the 143 to that i-10 and that can wrap you around the closure and you're seeing ramps closed off from the 51. a look from our camera from this other closure loop 101 right is 64 but between scottsdale road and the 51 is where you will see this because of this officer involved shooting. we will give you look at the smart route in just a few

forecast. temperatures mild as we kickoff the new work week. morning temperatures in the 70s across much of the valley. if you 60s out there but not many. phoenix right now 74 degrees. 72 in tempe -- a if you 60s out there -- the temperatures -- a few -- upper 60s to low we are in for another warm afternoon. yesterday we had a high of 97 and today back in the mid-90s and above average. you warm up happens like this. back to 80 by 9:00 a.m. and upper 80s by 11:00 so the 90s set in by lunchtime and we will keep the 90s in the forecast through the afternoon into the early evening. our high temperature coming around 3:00 to 4:00 and again above average highs. we talk about how long we keep

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we have a lot going on on the roads. westbound at 24th street, do not get stuck in the traffic jam is there forcing cars off of the freeway best optional route and i will give you another look in a minute. more on breaking news. it appears street racing may be to blame near central avenue and butler. this one, they just spoke with police and see that crime scene tape up as well. >> they just put this crime scene tape up and we were pushed back because we were on the other side. pretty close to

let me tell you on the left side of your screen, you see a car wrapped around a tree and another car is up against the wall. i was just told by phoenix police that two people were street racing and lost control and one of the cars when it hit the tree caught fire. two people were thrown from the vehicle. one person died on the scene and the other two guys are not it -- they are not expected to survive. i spoke with neighbors and they said they heard the ca flying down central. one guy heard somebody count them down and they took off. at this point we are not sure how fast they were actually going but phoenix police -- police said we are expected to get another update in the next few minutes and when we get that we will pass it along. live in phoenix, justin pazera. >> back to our continuing

the donald trump entering debate. the party in chaos in the candidacy on the line especially where you hear trump making comments about women. trump repeatedly describing his comments as locker room being enter and he continued his attacks on bill clinton and hillary clinton used the audio rick -- audio recording to -underscore one of her core arguments. >> conclusions at this point about whether or not the man in the video or the man on the stage respects women. but he never apologizes for anything to anyone. >> if you look at bill clinton, far worse, mine were worse in his was action. there is number -- there's never anyone in the history of politics in this nation that's been so abusive to women. >> and less than two hours trump

accused clinton in the washington post wanted to put the accusers in his family box but debate officials said no. >> so who won the debate? according to a cnn instant poll hillary clinton one sunday night second presidential debate 57 to 34%. the result track watchers pre-to date -- pre-debate watchers. 58% said they re supporting clinton. >> if you have questions about the propositions you are voting for, get your questions answered in a town hall. the secretary of state's help -- holding several this month. it starts at 6:30 and today is the day in your last chance to register to vote for this year's election. a request to extend the deadline was denied even though today is columbus day.

extension and have until tomorrow to register. 5:17 a.m. this has nothing to do with the debate. his eighth wonder of the world closes. the casino will shut down in atlantic city. this is what you will see. it is the fifth casualty in the city, atlantic city casino crisis. it failed to reach a deal to restore healthcare and en benefits, nearly 3000 workers are losing their jobs and just struggling to maintain what it has. >> and washington state a major settlement for the back teams -- the families of victims killed. the state agreed to pay $50 million and that comes one- day before trial was asked -- scheduled to start. 43 people were killed when a fence collapsed and swept

we want to know what the plans are. >> we had rain saturday morning and it was humid but things are drying out. the warm temperatures are sticking around. that is exactly what you wanted to hear, dan. this morning not bad and off to a mild start. remember last week when we were enjoying 60s and 80s afternoon. not the case as we kickoff this week. a lot of 70s across the valley with phoenix waking up to 74. scottsdale 71 and goodyear need to and we have quiet conditions on "abc15" desert doppler. i am seeing a few high clouds across northern care -- arizona but that is it. the rest of the state looking clear and the clouds up north are thinning out here over the last couple of scans with satellite. as we scan with the satellite.

of disturbances that will move across the state. one tomorrow the other on wednesday. as you watch futurecast today clear and tomorrow you don't notice the disturbance moving through and the other one on wednesday not bringing rain or cloud cover. we will see mostly sunny skies through the next seven days and our forecast looks to stay dry in the valley and high country. as you make your plans your most accurate forecast is warming back into high of 96 degrees and that puts us several degrees above the average for this time of year in the mid-90s in the forecast through wednesday. a bit of a drop with the temperatures but the highs stay in the 90s through the weekend. we will talk about the wind changes we will feel and just minutes, mallory? >> "abc15" desert drive times brought to you by centurylink prison.

with slow spots in the north valley and the 202. let's give you a look at the closure. the eastbound side closed it state route 51. westbound is closed at scottsdale road. either direction you have to find a different route and it's starting to back up. this is as you're trying to travel eastbound. hopped down and you's bell road or deer valley and you can utilize state route 51 your way around that. i want to give you a look from our camera. we have been following the closure on the 202 but it's affecting your drive on state route 51. southbound you will see a ramp that takes you to i-10 westbound and you have to hop off at mcdowell and you 16th to get on i-10 because they have the ramps closed and i will give you look at the back up in just a few minutes. >> walking with the placard and

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joe ducey here. you won't see this ad anymore. the challenger said it exposed to pieces of information that could harm him personally. >> my social security number and my birthday. all critical information that had no value for the commercial. >> it's an ad that paul is fighting. recalls and inaccuracy but he said the same re-election and is doing more harm in a campaign where accusations have gone back and >> i know they were well aware they put my personal information out there. >> it shows documents and it showed his social security number and birth date to potentially hundreds of thousands of people. it's all the information id thieves need we asked for an explanation and they sent a statement including the information was an honest mistake. now the ads blur the

says he's taking it seriously. >> i had to purchase a life lock membership and i need to let to know that my number is at risk. >> as a for the explanation, you cannot do and then -- you can't undo and act like that. >> regardless of why it happened id theft is real and keep private information private. if it is exposed checked -- check credit reports. i am jill do see and have a winds are light across the valley here early but over the next couple of days winds are picking up and i will show you where and i-10 is starting to slow down in the west plus several traffic alerts. a major portion of the one- to-one shut down for shooting investigation and what you need to know coming up. happening right now one of the traffic alerts has the 202 shutdown. look. our clues -- our crews are live

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this started last night in a trooper tried to pull over suspect and instead the guy led them on a dangerous chase across the valley. take a >> speed of 106 northbound on 101. >> i have spikes set up. >> he almost hit the officer. he went after the officer. >> after trying to run over the trooper dps crashed deliberately and several patrol cars -- crashed into patrol cars and he got out with a gun and that's when he was shot and killed.

yet been released but the one- to-one shut down and will be throughout the morning commute. back to you. 5:30. breaking news on all fronts. >> we get your most accurate forecast but people have to know how to get around. >> let's give you a closer look. we are producing red up in the north part of the valley. the eastbound side is shut down right it state route 51. westbound closed at scottsdale and either direction find your smart route. up north or south and take the side streets the delays are extending either direction so head out early and forget about using the 101. even 51 can help you wrap you around the closure. another traffic alert is on 202 write a 24 street. immersing standstill conditions because it's closed.

mcdowell i-10 and i want to send it out to allison rodriguez and she is out there live with the details. >> good morning. we're south of mcdowell on 19th street and that's where we can see a good vantage point. you see the troopers there with their flashlights looking around the area and we can see one vehicle there but it has been left a mangled piece of medal as it flipped over because i can see wheels up on th traffic delays and investigators taking pictures and looking with flashlights. at around 3:00 a.m. troopers came out because there was a crash near the many stack near the 51 and just 15 minutes later a trooper who was investigating, that person was involved in a crash. two people in the other vehicle or taken to the hospital and i'm told they have minor injuries.

morning. reporting live allison rodriguez, "abc15." let's talk about the forecast. if you're getting ready to head out early, temperatures now sitting in the 60s. that's where they will stay as you go through your early morning commute. it won't be until after 8:00 or 9:00 that we feel the 80s. clear skies and light winds if you step outside and a warm afternoon on tap you how quickly the warm-up happens with the hour by hour breakup plus how long we keep the unseasonably warm temperatures around. 5:33 a.m. two missing children in two missing cities. the first one is in mesa. this is the girl they are looking for near broadway and they're looking for 9-year-old jade coyle. she never came home from playing outside.

and a lot of people see her. >> jade is a white female with red hair and blue eyes four feet tall unless he wearing a blue and white striped shirt with pink shorts. from there let's go to phoenix because officers are show -- searching for this little girl. look at your screen again. she was reported 545 p.m. last night missing. she was last seen by her family at her apartment saturday morning wearing a pink shirt, hair in braids. please if you know anything about where she could be or the mesa missing girl call the police immediately. danielle? >> hopefully someone will see something. three short days away from a pivotal election day. controversial low. >> the candidates are not civil. a lot of jabs. hillary clinton compared donald

>> children listen to what is being said to go back to the very, very first question and there is a lot of fear and teachers and parents are calling it the trump effect. bullying is up and people are feeling uneasy and kidsare expressing their concerns. >> while the candidates did not shake hands they ended with a compliment. they had to it was one of the questions they are set to face- off in the wednesday ninth -- wednesday night in las vegas and one of the big topics, donald trump took on the affordable air -- and affordable care act which was an issue. >> she wants to go to a singular player -- payer plan. somewhat similar to canada. the canadians when they need a big operation they come into the u.s. because their system

certain ways. but she wants to go to single- payer which means the government basically rules everything. >> a statement on clinton's website says she will defend and expand the affordable care act and support letting people over 55 buy into medicare. she said she would work to prevent the appeal and try to improve upon it and she says she wants a public option to be possible but she is not called for moving to a system of just single-payer. she has never said that so politically reading donald trumps statement is false . a valley man warning others after he saw what appeared to be someone impersonating an officer this happened along bridal path right near central and maryland in phoenix. the runner socks the man wearing a police badge but something was off and he felt weird and was concerned about

alerted police and told other runners. >> just a gray t-shirt and dirty denim jeans and had a bag on him and a walkie-talkie on his back and a pair of handcuffs . it just did not seem right. >> police say this is a serious crime and if you are in doubt request to see an id or call 911 to try and have the dispatcher verify if it officers there. 537. counts of murder after deputies say shot and killed his pregnant wife. kenneth blair booked into the detention center. they also have two children who were home at the time of the shooting. blair says it was an accident. lighting up in chandler with an eccentric with an e- cigarette? the city will ban e-cigarettes and you will not be out -- be

city hall. hurricane matthew not ready to quit just yet. a lot of cities are drying out and some are worried about the effects of flooding. forecasters say it will take several days for all of the rain that fell to make its way into the rivers and downstream. the tar river in north carolina could rise 17 feet above flood stage and check out this rescue. u.s. coast guard here in the u.s. and hundreds in the u.s. and matthew was the big talker and we watch it as it makes its way out. >> remember how impressive the images were now you can see how much quieter it is in the atlantic as that storm finally fizzles out. we have another tropical system we are keeping a close eye on. tropical storm nicole south and

tropical storm now and it looks to strengthen to a category one or two. we are keeping it out in the atlantic and away from land so that is the good news for folks along the east coast. matthew weakening and not spending as earlier models were indicating that back here at home and dry start to the day. after a few starts we are clear as you are getting ready to hit -- get out the door. dry roads and mostly clear skies and we keep those sunny skies in the forecast this evening we could see high clouds drifting in but that's it. plan on the nice and mild morning. we sit in the 70s and we will stay there through 8:00 and before the 97 and the 97 by lunchtime. if you have lunchtime aarons know you will need the ac by then. high today of 96 and a degree lower than yesterday but five

across this week and i will show you what changes they could bring in minutes. traffic alerts on the 11 and the duo two. i want to show you the rest of the valley. quiet in the east valley. the 10 is starting to slow down . it's not too bad and that's from the 101 until you hit the 17 so look for the delays starting around 75th avenue and this is the westbound side of traffic. you can see there forcing traffic off at scottsdale because of the police activity. it's closed in both directions. even bell road is a smart route to get to. in a couple minutes we can take a look at route 202. this is happening now. it appears this is the result of street racing. that has the street close down. a huge blowout during the

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welcome back. traffic trouble. time is 543 and the tool to westbound is shut down at 24th. -- 5:43 -- i want to match out your smart route and other hotspots in just a couple minutes. breaking news first on "abc15" >> coming up on 5:45 and breaking news happening as police are investigating a deadly crash and this may be tied to street racing unfolding near central and butler. justin pazera is there and it's my understanding you spoke with a witness. what did they have to say? >>reporter: chris, they were talking about the desperate measures to try to save these three young men and we are

crash. you can see a car just wrapped around a tree. policing the damage is so extensive it is hard to make out exactly what model of cars these are. i can tell you these two cars were street racing down central and at some point they touched and that's when the two veered off separate sides one hit a wall and that one is wrapped around the tree. two people one person died here on the scene. the other two people were taken to the hospital in extremely vertical condition. those two folks are not expected to survive. they were just doing desperate measures and grabbing fire extinguishers and trying to put the fire out and get the victims away from the car. a very sad situation but if you need to take central around butler it is shut down in all directions.

pazera. i want to talk terrorism here. german police arrested a man of preparing a significant bomb attack. the 22-year-old syrian man and the new information coming in three fellow syrians recognized him from a wanted poster and turned him in the suspect escaped a raid saturday and was captured early. it is just unfolding now. investigators found several hundred his apartment. police were tipped off by intelligence service. he is connected to islamic extremists groups. >> the attack on police officer's not stopping in the suspect in the palm springs attack is said to be charged tomorrow. there was a make shift memorial and jose gil and gilbert vega

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they've 178-0. the largest difference since 1939 meaning patrons will get 78% off their bill. the fine print says 50% is the limit but it ruth chris there are going to be big checks. time right now 5:49. if you have to get out early to get around traffic issues when you step outside you will feel mild temperatures and dry conditions on the drive into work. that's good news weatherwise as we start off our monday. waking up to 66 in chandler chandler in southeast mesa and gilbert the coolest spots in the rest of us sitting in the 70s and checking in at 73. 70 and mesa and glendale. phoenix sky harbor at 74 degrees. winds are not doing too bad. between five miles 10 miles per hour in your sunrise at 6:29

daylight goes to the 6:00 hour in case you have plans to head out early. the winds are not bad in the valley and not in the high country over the next couple of days we feel stronger winds. mainly northern arizona. as we contract disturbances, they are moving across on futurecast but you can see we will stay dry despite the disturbances i'm not just talking the valley but across the high country. looking at dry weather for the next seven days. enjoy the sunshine. 74 now but today a warm one. up to 96 for a high winds in the valley out of the west southwest between five miles an hour and 10 miles per hour. 90s through the end of the week and temperatures get cooler. we talk air quality conditions in just a few minutes.

down. westbound direction because of this crash. right near the many stack at 24th street is where the closure is. they are making you get off. your smart route this morning you could use mcdowell as a side street or forget about the 202 and take i-10 and take the 143 i-10 westbound that will wrap you around the closure as well. take a look from our camera here. the southbound ramp and i-10 westbound is shut down can see the flashing lights are closing off the ramp. you can hop off at mcdowell take 16th street to get on i-10 and sticking with the roads you might want to bring extra cash next time you visit because you might need it. the price per gallon is going up. the cheapest around town is 195

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a busy start to the week with three active scenes. >> all three involved -- involve traffic trouble likely to involve your morning commute. police are spread out searching for two young kids.

live in your following the deadly pursuit from overnight? >> it stretched from -- look at the driver side window of this troopers suv. shattered right there. this is the crash scene right here. this was a high-speed chase, a trooper targeted at one point. katie connor joining us and you are at the scene what is the latest. >> one trooper has minor injuries after the suspect try to run him over. the eastbound lanes have just been reopen. westbound is still shut down as investigators try to figure out a motive. dps tried to pull the subject -- the suspect over and he led them on a high-speed chase and finally to the loop 101. here is where troopers tried to slow him down but instead the