thanks for choosing us. that breaking news, this massive crash involving more than 20 trucks and cars shutting down i-17 north of the valley. 17 patients taken to hospitals, and this is a live look from air 15. look at that long line of cars. this southbound lanes at sunset point. abc 15 is there live now. what is the traffic like on the ground? >> reporter: traffic just got moving. opening up one lane so that traffic can slowly start getting by after people have been sitting here in their cars for more than three hours with a massive backup involving 24

cattle hauler. that tow truck is trying to get some of the cars that are still left there damaged. it's amazing there are no fatalities. there were 17 patients taken to the hospital. four of them had to be flown out of here and 13 by ambulance. crews were down here cleaning up signs from an earlier crash near new river that caused earlier di lays, so cars have been slowing down that semi was unable to slow down plowing through a row of cars and continuing about a half mile down. we spoke with a woman who saw it all happen and rushed to help. >> we found medical people and got first aid kits. >> reporter: and as you can see out here live, that traffic is just starting to get going, moving very slowly, but it is

waiting for hours. still causing significant delays because backups have been continuing for hours. the red cross was out here to help people who had been stranded in their cars in the sun by providing them with water. >> it was no small feat to get us that up close look. thank you for that. that wasn't the only bad crash. earlier today, a deadly crash and a small brush fire causing a huge backup on near new river. this one happened around 11:30 this morning. dps says a motorcyclist who was not wearing a helmet was killed. at one time the freeway was blocked causing an 8-mile back up. all lanes have since reopened. more breaking news now, a shooting at an apartment complex where a swat team has been called out. abc 15 is live near 75th avenue

happening there. >> reporter: tensions have been high in this area for hours so far this afternoon. i want to show you real quick, this is the apartment where this was all happening. it's all clear right now. phoenix police just telling us what was happening, why this whole area was roped off. we saw swat, helicopters, and k- 9s. a man came to this apartment complex expecting to meet an online date. when he got here, he was shot by two men. he was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. this area was closed for hours why they tried to find the gunman or anybody tied to this shooting. they were flying a chopper over the scene, using k-9 dogs, and then we saw the tactical team come out. phoenix police telling us they have two men now in custody. as you can see behind me, this

they've got these two guys in custody. they're going to be questioning them. to figure out if these are the two assailants that shot this guy who's now in the hospital, this is still a very fluid and developing situation. when we learn more information, we'll bring it back to you. >> pretty unnerving. we'll talk to you again soon. there could be a big wet change on the way. live lookout side over the valley. cloud cover, that's a big part of the meteorologist laura thomas joining us with your most accurate forecast. it is still really warm out there. >> back in the mid-90s today. a lot of sunny skies. part of this, you're exactly right. part of the cloud cover back to the south, showers and thunderstorms we've been tracking down. as you look with me right now, desert doppler, it is all quiet across the valley. however, we'll go back to the

we had pop-up showers in that southeastern pocket of maricopa county. something to keep in mind, look how short-lived these have been. not lasting very long. just to the south of hela bend and even more as you get into pema county. lightning strikes in central pema county. rain approaching the tuscon, the i-10 area just to the southwest of oracle at this hour. our rain chances in the valley will be slim, just about a 10% chance that one of those showers or storms makes it into the valley. we'll continue with clouds. right now we're on the warm side. 92 in scottsdale. 95 in chandler. 80s in the forecast by 7:00. we'll see upper 70s in the forecast by 11 o'clock. a 10% chance of rain. rain chances higher tomorrow.

up. right now a 3-year-old girl in surprise is in a fight for her life after what appears to be a tragic accident. surprise fire says the little girl was climbing up on a dresser, she fell, and the dresser apparently fell on her. this happened near bell road and grand avenue. we're told the family was performing cpr when rescue crews got there. the toddler was flown to phoenix childrens hospital in critical condition. police are investigating. democracy 2016. gabby giffords and her husband at home but on the campaign trail. >> hillary is courageous. >> hosting a rally at the hillary clinton campaign headquarters in tuscon today. her message today, though, vote. vote and vote early.

their registration status. today hillary clinton has been campaigning in north carolina. she made a stop at st. augustine's university in raleigh telling voters she has the endurance to be president. >> i stood next to donald trump in three debates for four and a half hours. i think that proves i have the stamina to be president and commander in chief. >> clinton was visiting early voting locations in that state. she was confident with just 16 days to go and a new abc news tracking poll taken after the final debate shows why that may be. clinton is now ahead by double digits or up 12 points over rival donald trump. >> you people, you have a lot of energy. >> meanwhile, trump is focusing on florida. he told voters there that he believes he's doing better among female voters than with male voters.

struggling among women are in, his words, very inaccurate. but he is still fighting accusations of sexual misconduct. >> all of these liars will be sued after the election is over. >> even as trump pledges to take all his accusers to court, a new woman has come forward. adult film star jessica drake says trump kissed her and two other women without their consent 10 years ago. nbc news is unable to confirm an update on controversial remarks made by jan brewer about hispanic voters. she told a boston globe reporter that latinos, quote, don't get out and vote. that's in reference to hillary clinton possibly taking arizona. her remarks drawing criticism. brewer going on twitter saying in 2012, hispanic turnout in

caucasian, 62%. it would be great to have 100% turnout for all demographics. she went on to say every vote matters. hispanic activists have been using her statement as a rallying point to get beam to the polls. a tour bus slams into a tour bus on i-10 in southern california. we have the latest on the death tomorrow and what happened right before that crash. taking steps to help those in why thousands of fighters and their families took to the streets of phoenix. and another live look at the backup caused by a huge crash on i-17 at sunset point.

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 if he's the type of candidate they want in congress.

a tour bus and crashes in southern california. it happened this morning on interstate 10 near palm springs. the usa holiday tour bus was returning to los angeles after a visit to the red earth casino in thermal, california. it's unclear if the bus was speeding. the impact so strong that, that bus went about 15 feet into the

in the crash for either driver. the bus has passed annual mechanical inspections the la three years. a woman very fortunate to survive what happened to her on the loop 202.

this is another live look

crash on i-17 at sunset point. traffic slowly but surely inching along up there. just into our news room, pictures of a mountain rescue on camelback. they helped a 26-year-old man with a knee injury. he was brought down the trail in a big wheel and take ton a local hospital. an update to breaking news we brought you this morning. the phrase lucky to be alive may not even be a strong enough phrase to use in this one. a 23-year-old tonight after flying off the 202 west, slamming into a guardrail, rolling end over end before landing in the a tree wheels up. dps closing the onramp at 40th street for hours while they cleared the area. troopers telling us this woman also fortunate the crash was spotted. >> this time a day if nobody was traveling behind this particular victim, she may have

until a trooper or somebody traversing the onramp would have seen the debris, seen the damage. >> the driver most likely drunk according to troopers, speed also playing a role in this one. police say a man was apparently drunk when he was hit by a car and killed in phoenix. this is an update to a story we told you about last night at 10. it happened on 7th street near the loop 101. the man was not in a marked crosswalk when he was hit. we're told the driver was and stopped. the name of the man who was killed has not been released. the shirts say all that you need to know. i'm a fighter. thousands of those fighters and their families and friends came out this morning for the aids walk arizona. the event was hosted by the aunt rita's foundation. glen spencer is the executive director telling us the goal here today wasn't just to raise money but to give support to those battling because they are

>> people who are hiv positive can, in a safe setting, come out and self-identify as hiv positive so we can normalize this disease. >> spencer says he hopes in turn that will also make testing more common among all of us. if you spent any time-out side, it's still rather outside. >> it's way too hot for october. we're abou average today. 96 officially topping out at phoenix sky harbor. in glendale, 97. that was the high. take a look at this. we have clouds beginning to move and making for a gorgeous sunset. that will be under way here shortly. if you want to share those photos with us, you might see those coming up tonight. we have rain chances coming up. that's another great way to

beautiful sunset, clouds out there, you won't find any rain across the valley. just to the south of hela bend, head's up, shower activity moving into your area. this moving to the north. it's been cycling through, dispating over the last couple of hours. even across pema county, we have a couple showers and a couple rumbles of thunder. things pretty quiet rain chances here going up as we head into the evening. back to the valley sitting in the 90s. lows tonight back in the 70s. partly to mostly cloudy skies as we go through the overnight hours. about a 10% chance of rain. slight rain chances here in the valley. take a look tomorrow and our temperatures are headed back up into the 90s. by 10, partly to mostly cloudy skies.

here's how those rain chances are mapping out as we look at the broader perspective. spotty showers, couple rumbles of thunder south. sprinkles moving into the grand canyon. that activity will begin to increase as we go through the next several how weres. here's why. we have a huge storm system sitting off the north west coast. that's drawing that moisture in from the southwest into a rs. we have a disturbance passing through as we head into that brings those rain chances up across the higher terrain. here across the valley, we'll have slight chances for a couple of spotty showers. not all of us will see rain but we have the chance there. the best shower and thunderstorm chances will be to the north. rain chances hour by hour, 10% chance overnight and even for

30% just for a couple of hours tomorrow afternoon into the early evening hours. the rain chances begin to diminish and they'll be out of here by tuesday morning. slight drop in our highs. above average high. tomorrow we're into the low 90s. right back up to 94, mid-90s as we get into the middle of the workweek forecast. 79 in sedona. 75 in 90s for bull head city. back in the 70s, 44 at the grand canyon. 43 in flagstaff. 48 in sholo heights. tomorrow 60s. temperatures in flagstaff on the cooler side, 76. low 90s expected not only in phoenix but across all of the valley. 70s tonight in the east valley. waking up tomorrow morning, upper 80s to low 90s in the east and west valley.

valley, we'll have to look at that in a couple of seconds. 91 in glendale. isolated rain chance early tuesday. other than that, looking like a dry week ahead. morning lows in the 70s. 90s by the end of the week. university of phoenix stadium where the arizona cardinals are getting ready to take on the seattle seahawks. if the last two seasons are any

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kick off just minutes away in glendale. cardinals looking for their first win over the seahawks at home. we have more from the university of phoenix stadium. >> this is going to be a tough game for the arizona cardinals. the last three seasons here, the se those games here in glendale. you can see the seahawks warming up down there. the last two seasons, the seahawks have beaten the cardinals here in glendale. the key is they need to win. the cards are 3-3. the seahawks are 4-1. coach arians saying it's still early and it's just one game.

play like we do in seattle. >> it can help set you up better. >> it's hard to understand why that is and what the reasoning is. we played well up there in the most hostile environment. we need to bring that same role and mentality and play with that same intensity at home. >> kickoffset for 5:30 tonight. we'll have complete wrap up at 10 as well as comments from the players and the coach in the locker room. with the team 15 sports. >> thanks, looking forward to it. let's take a quick trip around the division beginning with a trip overseas. we're heading to london. giants and rams first game ever played at twickenham stadium. poor guy picked apart by the defense. four interceptions on the day. this following the best start of his career.

in. giants win the scum in london. 17-10 the final. now the game everyone's talking about. more so the post-game everyone's talking about. it was a great battle between washington state and asu. the mid-field handshake between mike leech and todd graham ended up stealing the show. mics were hot, cameras were rolling, and here's what we heard. >> 4-0 in >> there you go. coach graham not holding back. he was asked about that exchange minutes later at the podium. >> what was said between you and the opposing coach at the end of the game? >> i think that's between me and him. it's about the players, not about that. >> after that exchange, i think it will be graham's turn to hear from the pac 12 this week. it was thursday mike leach was

>> not exactly between you and him when the mics are on. speaking of, still hot outside. >> 90s right now. you see those clouds increasing, there's a very slight chance for a pop-up shower. slightly better rain chances tomorrow. we'll look at the forecast hour

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investigators now on the scene. fight to the finish. donald trump, losing ground in the polls. now, his own campaign staff acknowledging he's falling behind. all-out assault. the new offensive against isis, backed by u.s.-led air strikes. the fight to liberate the terror group's biggest stronghold in iraq. martha raddatz in the region tonight. dangerous ride. >> shots fired! >> a police officer taking a civilian on a ridealong when a traffic stop erupts in gunfire.