ashes. looking for what caused this newly constructed building to go up in flames. gilbert fire officials don't want to say who police are looking for. they don't want to call him a person of interest just yet. since he may actually be a witness with some valuable information. that is why they say they simply want to talk to him and see what he knows. now the young man they're looking for was wearing a maroon asu sweatshirt and black or dark colored gym shorts. if you happen person is. gilbert police want to hear from you. this is about 7:00 p.m. saturday night. we're live in phoenix, mary ellen resendez. this is the second massive fire to hit gilbert within sixth months. a wind torn fire blew through an apartment complex fire. then next month a first for fire crews when a plane crashed into a home. then there was a scare this

construction rescue crews had to quickly rethink its planning and training while on scene saturday night. >> we had much quicker control of our streets to allow opportunitity for units to come in. our commanders knew the lay out of this apartment. they knew exactly where the greatest risk was going to be. they knew where the occupants were to protect them first. get them out of the area. tucson for the second bernie sanders event of the day. the former presidential candidate also stopping in flagstaff this afternoon for hillary clinton. melissa blasius tells us what

>> democracy is about one person, one vote. not billionaires buying elections. >> reporter: sanders claims they're more worried about their profit than your well being. >> if you're making nine or $10 an hour you ask your candidate why he doesn't have the guts to raise the wage into a living wage. >> reporter: and he questions trump for how he treats women. >> because of their lobbyists, we have a corrupt tax system. >> reporter: sanders trying to warm up more voters to clinton again and again he repeated their shared visions. >> what secretary clinton and i agreed upon is a proposal that says that public colleges and universities in the united states of america will be tuition free for all families in the middle class. >> reporter: the clinton campaign hoping to let bernie supporters.

asking people to sign up to volunteer for get out the vote efforts. >> thank you, all. >> melissa blasius, abc13. >> you can sign up for the first lady's visit. michelle o -- obama will be coming to the women's >> the candidates aren't the only one that is have to practice. those behind the events are also holding rehearsals throughout the day. more from las vegas in a few minutes. keeping an eye out for a letter in the mail affecting your early ballot. turns out2,500 were sent with the wrong return by day on the outside envelope. it says 11/18 instead of 11/8. and more problems, a possible

names and birthdays were changed online. the secretary of state's office says there's no indication the registration system was compromised. in virginia, voters have been calling all day saying they couldn't register after the state's election website crashed just before a midnight deadline. and amidclaims of a rigged election, it's probably why people didn't find this postvery funny. vote hillary november 8. the republican party said they meant it as a joke. no states have online voting. a lot of commotion along the i10 and baseline. it's a search for a burglary suspect. they found him on a bus. police say they punched an officer several times on the head. that officer used his stun gun

minor injuries. some sad details tonight about the parents of two little girls who were killed by their father. court records show the girl's mom asked for a restraining order. jared arizmendiz shot and killed his daughters before taking his own life. they were 5-year-old audrey and oria. we're told the boy could have been under water long as three minutes. that was in a pool near scotsdale road and shay. good news tonight, he was alert after he was pulled out. a you tube video the hot topic of debate ahead of a trial for a valley man. he's accused of helping a new york student join isis. that student was kill while fighting for isis. but he left behind a video

the student isn't around to explain the pair's relationship any further. a full trunk but not with what you would expect. tucson border officials found three people in the back of a car. that's not all agents found, they also found cocaine hidden in a truck. we wrap up another sunny and gorgeous day here in the valley. 90degrees was our high. just a few degrees above average for this time of year. and we'll keep the 80s around for the next couple of hours by 9:00 p.m. 79 here in phoenix and by 11:00 75 degrees. early tomorrow morning, mid-60s just like we felt this morning and the morning before. and by lunchtime tomorrow, upper 80s as our sunny and dry forecast continues. we'll deal with a few 90s for tomorrow afternoon. then the forecast is really going to heat up as we head toward the end of the week. staying sunny and dry and the wind they'll be picking up soon too. we'll take you day by day

in just a few minutes. new from the live desk. the head doctor at this urgent care reporting a child came in with measles and that was enough to sound the alarm. the health department now running tests but they say they consider this case low risk. meantime a handful of other patients will be notified if the measles test comes back posive outbreak. a truck driver caused a deadly chain reaction crash. three people lost their lives. the aftermath as you can see here just unbelievable. especially when you hear four people survived this with no uninjuries. this happened near tucson. a total of seven vehicles were

a memorial for two officers killed. police say that the man wanted to kill cops. 160 cases of zika in florida are not travel related. investigators rule this deadly plane crash in ohio was the result of pilot error. nine people on board died that was almost one year the plane slammed into the apartment complex. what's more the two pilots were fired from their previous jobs. well pretty much everyone travels with their phones. but if you have the galaxy note seven you cannot board an airplane. they're banned because of a

. phone companies are setting up kioskses at airports to exchange phones. consumer advocates say major airlines records look better than they actually are. >> back at the live desk now. new fall out for wikileaks founder asange. it has access. ecuadors government says it plans its decision to offer asange asylum. leslie marin from our sister station in vegas joining us with the last minute preparations. >> reporter: right now all eyes are on unlv as the candidates make their way to las vegas before taking center stage inside the thomas and max center tomorrow. tonight donald trump will be

trump international hotel. hillary clinton will also make her way to town. but how ready is the school for the show down? the secret service has been up and down the campus all week with final sweeps being held today. so far they say they have no credible threats ahead of the debate. tomorrow's debate is being held by students and visitors authority. they say they have more than 200 students volunteering to make sure things run smoothly. >> it has been great, unlv is so excited to be hosting this debate and especially the last couple of days. the campus has felt like it's come alive. >> as for who else will be at the debate right now hillary clinton's press secretary said she believes mark cuban and meg whitman were both invited to attend tomorrow night. >> don't forget arizona is part of the debate tomorrow. it's not the first boycott

why these people are not happy. >> toddlers kill people. that's the topic of a new ad. find out who's behind it? first self-driving cars now robotic pilots. this time the government is interested in this. >> whether you're a landlord or tenant you have rights. where you allegations against pinal county sheriff paul babeu. paul babeu exposed in a damning home video. accusations of widespread abuse at a massachusetts private school.

another headache, the fbi has subpoenaed records. lawsuits regarding abuse and neglect. questions of babeu's integrity. new page of controversy. a question of judgment. ultimately voters are going to have to decide if he's the type of candidate they want in congress. dccc is responsible for the content of this advertising. look - i supported joe arpaio for a lot of years... but lately, he spends so much time on tv or in court defending himself that he's not doing his job.

when children were molested. and lawsuits against him have cost taxpayers over one hundred forty two million dollars. we need a new sheriff whose top priority is keeping our community safe. that's why this year, i'm voting for paul penzone. sexual assault and rape. out-of-control corrections officers arrested. but not one served a day of time.

some people are above the law, making us all less safe. there's a better choice -- diego rodriguez, a career prosecutor who believes in tough sentences for violent crime and equal justice under the law. vote for diego rodriguez. a county attorney for us all. new -- campaign finance records show discount tire made a $1 million donation to arizonans for responsible drug policy. that was last week. the primary opponent to the initiative to legalize marijuana. discount tire is known for not

controversy. in fact, just this past hour, latino community organizations staged a boycott against the tire chain and sheriff arpio's search for reelection. more than $2 million have been spent against legalizing recreational marijuana since october 1st. the fight to raise minimum wag by 2020. check out both maps on abc15.com right now. almost a year ago, we were talking about a trial. now, there's a confession. an arizona man just admitting he killed a rival furniture sales man. it happened more than 20 years ago in ohio. 68-year-old sam peroni will spend a decade in prison. per new peroni was arrested in his phoenix home.

who's really putting people in danger. the ad says, guns don't kill people, kids kill people. the group says far too often guns fall in the wrong hands. we just had a scare in arizona yesterday a 2-year-old shot his mom in the arm when he got hold of an arm inside his home. fortunately everyone is okay. technology is advancing for those in law enforcement. a company is testing an alarm that turns itself on when it sees things are escalating. and it would turn on as soon as the officer grabs his or her gun. would also record 30 seconds prior to that happening. sounds like a judge will

scandal on october 25th. even though drivers feel they were gypped. many expressed their anger. they feel they're not getting enough. volkswagen will face fines and possible charges. there's the fa -- faa would have to rewrite safety rules and there's concerns from pilot unions. they worry about system failures and skeptical that robots could fully replace pilots. >> you wouldn't want to live in

fix it. i'm not paying rent. i'm going to move some where else. >> reporter: the landlord tenant act officers certain remedies. you have to know what they are in order to use them. we were able to help that woman out and we have some ex experts that could help you too. join us as we take let joe know. talk one on one with attorneys and experts on home insurance, hoa, cars scams and more. thursday october 20 tempe marketplace. see you there. now your most accurate forecast and a pretty quiet night all across the state. we have a storm system we're tracking to the north. today that did kick up some breezes. they weren't as bad as they were. still a little windy through show low. watch futurecast tomorrow. more breezes in the mix across the northern half of our state. and by the time we hit thursday and friday.

well. in fact, thursday looking downright windy out to our southeast. and gusts will be even higher. so there's your day by day wind forcast here in the valley. not bad tomorrow. light winds for the most part. breezes and they could get a little strong at times here in the valley with windier conditions in the higher terrain spots to our east and up to the north as well. let's talk about temperatures now. and winds now too. they're at 9 miles phoenix sky harbor. across valley temperatures are going to be in the mid-80s through 7:00 down into the upper 70s at 9:00. and mid-70s with clear skies at 11:00 tonight. overnight 66. clear and school for us here in phoenix. tomorrow 93 degrees. that will be 2 degrees warmer than where we ended up today. glendale will hit 98 tomorrow as well. levine with a high of 92 and in the east valley. chandler, tempe also in the low

the 60s. here we are hour by hour in phoenix. gorgeous start to the day. we will see the warm up to 70- degree. still in the 70s at 10:00. a couple of hours in the late afternoon forecast. it is looking much warmer by the end of the week. as those breezes pick up thursday and friday. temperatures are actually going to get warmer. 97 on thursday. 96 friday. and 95 on saturday. we'll talk about temperatures going into next week and th forecast now in your seven day coming up in the next half hour. it's probably one of the best awards a phoenix firefighter will ever get. derek dee saved his dad's life back in september. he didn't know what would be his mission until his team rolled up to his home. tomorrow derek will get an

arrest survivors. you will hear their story at 10:00. violated in tight quarters by a man who had no business being inside a hotel room. yet he knew the place very, very well. the entire mission is not over yet. tonight, we'll share how arizona played a big role in the latest space launch. >> david johnson scores three touchdowns last night in what do doctors from leading cancer centers in the country have in common? many of them now call cancer treatment centers of america home. expert medicine works here. find out why at cancer center.com.

cardinals running back johnson is clearly becoming one of the best player in the league. johnson now has eight rushes touchdowns in the city to lead the entire nfl. after last night he now has 20 in his first two seasons the most in cardinals history. david is special. he's got the makings of an outs things that have really enjoyed he's a wonderful human being. >> the guy can catch the ball out of the back field. he can grind the ball, he is an all around asset and we're lucky to have him. to give the jays a long awaited lead. toronto's pitching staff holds the indians to just one run in the day.

toronto. 5-1 your final. all looks good up in space and arizona had a big part of the latest launch. they take off tomorrow. remembering a couple kilned -- couple ki bridge crash. they helped so many children from arizona.

look - i supported joe arpaio for a lot of years... but lately, he spends so much time on tv or he failed to serve warrants for violent crimes. he didn't even investigate when children were molested. and lawsuits against him have cost taxpayers over one hundred forty two million dollars. we need a new sheriff whose top priority is keeping our community safe. that's why this year,

i learned as a police officer and a businessman you should never abuse people's trust. unfortunately, today too many politicians and arizona families suffer. the arizona republic called paul babeu a disgrace. babeu spent $28,000 of taxpayer money at a five-star resort and was questioned by the fbi for using public money to promote himself. o'halleran: i'm tom o'halleran, and i approve this message,

these witnesses are describing a person. it's unclear if there's any -- as he was put into an ambulance. police are telling us he is not providing any information to them so far. but we'll continue to follow it. >> new information in that deadly san diego bridge crash. tonight we're learning the man arrested will likely be arraigned this week at a hospital. police say richard sopolio was impaired when he truck 60 feet. among those killed a couple from chandler. that devastated family now trying to hold it together. more on the impact this couple had in the lives of so many children right here in the valley. cruz and ana marie

biker festival. when a pickup truck fell off a bridge toward the crowd below things took a turn for the worse. >> everything seems like a nightmare we can't wake up from. >> reporter: jacob contreras describes his uncle and aunt as free spirits they loved their bikes but also their family. but not the only family that they were given, dedicated to homeless youth. >> a drunk driver took something priceless from us that we can never replace. if that young man had taken a moment to call an uber, to call a taxi, four people would be alive today. and hundreds of people wouldn't be hurting. >> reporter: the couple also left behind last wishes of a community bike ride. the last ride. >> we want everyone to join us

ride. we are requesting tons of bikers at their funeral services to fulfill their last wishes. a california state senator is also vowing to help. he's promising to make the coronado bridge safer. >> we're wondering if our community is safe. if it's safe to live. if it's fe >> the senator says he intends to ask questions and find answers and solutions to prevent a similar tragedy from ever happening again. bernie sanders making their way through arizona today. this one in tucson here's a live look at that venue right now. all of this happening at the arizona state museum. the doors opened to the public at 6:00. the rally is scheduled to start at 7:00.

he spoke at an event just a few hours ago. >> it is going to be on your shoulders. the need to transform this country and to make the great united states of america the nation we all know that we can become. coming up a little later, we're going to put some of what sanders had to say to a truth check and we're going to let yokn nominees are up for. putting us a couple of degrees above average. the sun has set. clear skies out there. and temperatures already starting to drop. mesa is at 84. glendale and good year at 82. chandler still holding on to 88. temperatures tonight will be diving into the low to mid-60s all across the valley. farther to the north, some freezes to track in the overnight forecast getting down to 29 for your low in the grand canyon. 39 in window rock and 30 up and down the rim as well.

rest of the week. temperatures are going to be heating up. getting much warmer than where we ended up today. soon we're going to be talking about 10 degrees above normal. we're going to talk about how close we're going to get to seeing the triple digits here. and when we may finally put an end to these triple digit temperatures. things are getting worse in southern colorado. the smoke from this wildfire can be seen for miles. it's now burning more than 1,600 acres in custer pueblo countyless. -- county. hundreds of people forced to evacuate. this fire all started just yesterday. and it grew rapidly and there's still no word on what started it. tonight we reveal the behind the scenes money man funding the controversial lawsuit across the valley. >> his name is greg crane. he's an entrepreneur.

investigation for fraud. his personal history, one of tragedy. why is he funding the group of americans with disabilities. >> do you know who greg crane is? >> i know he has donated a lot of money to a.i.d. >> are you aware of greg crane's personal history. >> many certain businesses that had some legal troubles. my response to that is, let he who -- throw the first stone. he is a man who's wife died in a plane crash. >> gregory crane and his children are said to be in serious condition.

his passion for disability aid. he has sued people. >> $5,000. >> greg crane's personal history isn't helping the cause. in 2000, operations director and board member, they deceived businesses. the company settled agreeing to issue refund. and buried in old court records consented to violating arizona consumer fraud laws and paid restitution. it was repeatedly in the news. >> we want to ask you about your homestead business. >> and the focus of a 1987 investigation. >> every dollar that i make is an honest dollar. >> reporter: crane mailed out

we played that 1997 record to his attorney. that's because john's father is in the story. >> real estate attorney dennis welenchick says anyone trying to sell you the service is fooling you. >> reporter: dennis welincheck criticized crane's businesses. >> the guy that's behind the front of the money for a.i.d. he called his previous business practices a classic definition of fraud. to us that's telling. >> i don't want to get into any kind of an argument with you. >> reporter: to anyone questioning greg crane's motives. >> the response is he who is without sin to cast the first stone. he's doing the right thing here. >> he did tell us he is taking full deductions on his tax return. and he thanked up about our

d. he said we were better at d. he said we were better at getting allegations against pinal county sheriff paul babeu. paul babeu exposed in a damning home video. accusations of widespread abuse at a massachusetts private school. she is sick of hearing sheriff paul babeu lie. allegations of abuse of power. another headache, the fbi has subpoenaed records. lawsuits regarding abuse and neglect. questions of babeu's integrity. new page of controversy. a question of judgment. ultimately voters are going to have to decide s the type of candidate they want in congress.

look - i supported joe arpaio for a lot of years... but lately, he spends so much time on tv or in court defending himself that he's not doing his job. he failed to serve warrants for violent crimes. he didn't even investigate when children were molested. and lawsuits against him have cost taxpayers over one hundred forty two million dollars.

that's why this year, i'm voting for paul penzone. a lot more outbursts against a man who has been accused of opening fire at a colorado planned parenthood. >> they want to me on drugs. >> reporter: he faces nearly 180 charges. the judge has already ruled him incompetent to stand trial. jurors in a georgia courtroom for a man accused of intentionally leaving his son in a hot suv to die. today marks day eight of the trial of ross harris. he's facing several charges including murder.

examiner gave the gruesome details of his son's death. less than 24 hours from their last show down. >> don't go broke at the grocery store. the smart shoppers team has the best food deals. todd graham just can't seem to catch a break at least when it comes to his counter part. another season in tempe. it's going to be a beautiful night here valley. temperatures drop into the 70s across the phoenix metro. we're going to see them drop into the 60s overnight.

terrifying moments for a woman staying at a hotel.

her. and it gets even more creepy. he was a security guard. he was temporarily hired for security at the hotel. new tonight we're fact checking one of bernie sanders claims from earler today in flagstaff. >> our job as a nation is to create a process by which we have the highest voter turn out of any nation on effort of the lower voter turn outs. >> sanders made the same claim back in march and we found the voter turn out of belgium, turkey and sweden but some of those countries automatically register voters and others require it. visit abc15.com. bernie sanders now in tucson just minutes away from starting his campaign event for hillary clinton. another live look inside.

for the presidential candidate. many waiting hours in line. the line stretched around the venue. >> i'm here to see bernie sanders to celebrate liberalism and to oppose the fascist donald trump. >> tonight sanders is expected to talk about clinton's plan to build an economy that works for everybody. >> the trump campaign weighing in today on these arizona visits from sanders. they released a statement saying in part quote no matter how many times bernie depose bat for hillary with millennials he's striking out every time. as sanders makes his way through arizona. donald trump's plane just landing in vegas for tomorrow's show down. earl littler he -- earlier he rallied in colorado. his rival hillary clinton also in vegas, her plane touching

clinton has invited two people from arizona to the debate. one a teacher. at a time of the year when political signs are everywhere. someone in denver took things too far. a woman threw away a sign posted in her yard without her permission. a new one appeared but this time with a death threat attached to it. it said quote you touch this i will shoot you in the face. you've been warned. >> it's been a crazy political year. this is a prime example of that. >> the woman immediately removed the sign. she called police. one officer says he's never seen this type of threat before. for the second straight season asu coach todd graham and his coaching staff is being accused of stealing signals.

leash. he's heard rumors of microphones, close up cameras and things like that. he believes the sun devils may have a signal stealing command center and it's time to start an investigation. coach graham took effects to the accusations earlier today. >> make it perfectly clear. we do everything exactly by the rules. period. i will just leave it at that. i'm not going to get involved in ridiculous. >> talk about bulletin board material. this should make next saturday's game so much fun to watch. >> you just don't want to do it. >> no don't do that. >> don't do that at their pep rally. >> but it is funny. it's fun stuff. >> thanks. >> command center. weather alert to track for you now. we're watching a powerful storm barreling toward the philippines you're watching at super typhoon hyma.

winds as it makes land fall tomorrow night. it's going to be the second storm to batter the philippines just this week. we look at clouds and radar statewide over the next 12 hours or so. and it is going to stay that way. here's futurecast going into tomorrow. and even thursday. skies stay sunny. temperatures stay warm. winds though will be increasing. we already felt those today up north and we'll do it again tomorrow. here in the valley, breezes will pick up thursday and friday. we're talking winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. gusts to 25 as we wrap up the workweek then lighter winds again in store as we head into the weekend. right now the winds coming out of the west-northwest at 5 miles per hour. humidity at 22% and our current temperature 88 degrees, 90 in phoenix. most of us down into the 80s at

there. and lows tonight down into the low 60s in both of those locations. scotsdale look for a low of 65. 60 in good year. for tomorrow, high temperatures back into the low 90s across most of the valley. 91 in chandler. 93 in peoria. and cape creek and fountain hills will see highs in the 80s tomorrow. the abg thetive tiff forecast continues to look great this week everything outdoors particularly in the morning you're good to go. make sure you're hydrating because conditions will stay dry and the afternoon will get off awfully warm as we get through the workweek. the main allergens there and our uv index highs from noon to 1:00. temperatures in the upper 80s and a couple of hours in the afternoon when they will reach the mid-90s tomorrow. here's a look at highs

state tomorrow. upper 70s in sedona and payson. 68degrees in show low. everywhere across the state above average tomorrow and getting warmer as we head toward the end of the week. thursday is looking hot. 97 here in phoenix that will be 10 degrees above average for us. friday we hit 96 and we see temperatures drop off a little bit through the weekend. still above average by monday more clouds moving in. a slight chance of a few rain showers as well. right now the chance of 10%. and some cooler air that these 90s by next tuesday. >> you don't need to empty your wallet in order to fill your refrigerator. our smart team found out so you don't have to. >> grapes are a must, because they're on sale. you can get seedless grapes at

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we want to take you live to a rally about to take place in tucson. bernie sanders about to take the stage in tucson. he also appeared in a rally in flagstaff. >> tonights at 10:00, is your face in the government's data base. major complaints over facial recognition software and which agencies in our state are using it. >> not guilty backing down, the widow of a man killed by mesa police making a new push to see that body cam video. >> who's really behind some of those trump protests. the bomb shell report with ties to our state. that's coming up tonight at 10:00. all right we leave you with

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