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breaking right now. firefighters mopping up after flames ripped through the kitchen of this home near 83rd and osbourne. >> an 18-year-old helped her five brothers and sisters get out, one just a baby. the three family dogs were also saved. the house suspect a total loss

they will have to find elsewhere to stay for a while. a couple firefighters with flashlights out there. the fire out now but it spread to a second home. nobody was hurt. concerns of a possible brush fire along the i-17 in sedona. this is new viewer video. a trailer carrying potatoes up in flames. it is near state route 179. firefighters trying to put it out in a hurry. it closed one northbound lan on the i--- lane on the i-17. and adot is saying there's a backup. candles burning for a mom taken from her family. >> how those loved ones are returning to the place where she was killed near ray and college to remember a beautiful spirit and demand justice. >> she was always smiling, always giving, and looking out for others especially her little ones. pamela hesselbacher had her

wanted. >> pamela was a bright spirit. she was happy and considerate and really dead cated as a -- dedicated as a mom and wife. >> she said thfts enough this is all i -- this was enough. this is all i need. her boy can girl were her life. >> she was out for a walk with 3-year-old ryan and 1-year-old audrey. a driver speeding through the red light hit them. arrive at the hospital. her children severely injured. her youngest in a coma. the driver, 39-year-old william epperlein had a suspended license and a history of drunk driving. he was arrested, charged, and inexplicably released. >> it's a history of reckless driving and how finally he killed somebody. and he didn't even spend a night in jail. >> pamela's family say they

but there will never truly be justice. nothing brings a mom back. nothing fulfills a life unlived or dreams never realized. steve irwin abc 15. two vehicles here. possible shooter might be the one we have at gunpoint. >> new body cam videos showing the moments after a good samaritan was shot and killed after trying to break up a fight between a husband and wife. he was and happened to be there where christopher wright a former police officer was trying to kill his wife by crashing his own car back in may. here's the moment cops got to wright and arrested him. >> one right there. back. back. back. back. get down on your knees right there. are you gloved up? go ahead and get him. >> and check out the photos of the truck.

our count. wright's wife also died in the shooting reportedly he told police he would do it all again. tough on drugs then but what about now? a new side of this former county attorney and an exclusive interview at federal court. abc 15's navideh forghani is live. he went to bat for a guy just sentenced? >> the defep dapt was making -- defendant was making and distributing spice all over the united states. the prosecutors wanted six years behind bars. that's not how things went down today in federal court. anthony sarkas feeling good. down playing the statements his cousin made in court. unlike most defen dapts facing -- defen dapts facing -- defendants facing charges he had family on his side. >> this is so unlike tony. >> a statement that mimics so

>> how many family members came in and said, you know, this suspect like him. >> oh all the time. >> it didn't stop him from asking for the tough sentence. he tells me character was not the only reason he came to court today. >> you must treat people equally and for some reason they were not doing that. >> were you thinking about how this looks? >> i know. i'm county attorney. i know about this. they're not always the best. i was very >> he even partnered with abc 15 to educate children on the dangers of drugs but says he was known for another quality. >> i think that everybody thought that i was fair, that i listened to them. that i believed that there had to be a fairness in the system. in this case there wasn't a fairness in the system. and the judge agreed with me. >> now sarkas got five years probation for the felony

his accomplices were charged with sneerns because they -- misdemeanors because they cooperated. it's been a week since election day but roughly 90,000 early and provisional ballots remain uncounted in maricopa county. the state democratic party declaring victory in the county recorder's race. they say helen purcell has unseated. neither say the race is over. supporters of prop 205 not throwing in the towel yet when it comes to legalizing marijuana. a victory for them would be extremely unlikely. new answers about what comes next for two little girls. the focus of an amber alert over the weekend. >> they jumped the gun and went straight to amber alert. >> the dpad who took them say -- dad who took them says

nohelani graf live with the story. the dad says the amber alert surprised him. >> david fuller says he was shocked when he saw the alert on his phone. so he called police with the tory you're about to hear. -- story you're about to hear. he even wants to take a lie detector. >> i've given you a bond of $7200. >> fuldz says he -- david fuller says he expected to be bailing out his . >> she said the police were called on her. but she called the police on me. >> she told police that he took the car and her children. >> fuller says a troubling call from his daughter got him to leave florida. >> she asked me for help and said she needed help to get out. >> he found them living in a car, begging for change, the kids dirty and out of school.

in the system when mom stormed off for a third night in a row. >> she would flip out and tell me to take the children. >> he made a judgment call. >> because they were soiled and hungry and she has been acting unsafe to them i brought them o down the street to be changed and everything. i was still in communication with her. >> the next check of his phone was the alert. so his next call was to the cops to explain. >> i didn't come to take her. i came to help them. >> so we had some questions about the little girls' safety after that interview. turns out the girls are back with their mother. the department of child safety says there is a safety plan in place but they could not elaborate whether that includes counseling or if the family is still living in a car. >> thank you. a crime alert you saw first here on abc 15. what started as one glendale family getting their car window shot out has turned into a

near the loop 101 and 5 ist avenue. we've been told more than 20 car windows have been shot out. surveillance video caught the suspect's car on camera. a late '90s toyota corolla will stock rims. if you've seen it call police. private streets, private property. who enforces the traffic rules? one neighbor says no one. so he's drone. jon erickson is live tonight. >> jon, is it working? >> it's not doing a lot -- it's not doing a lot for neighbor relations. >> jerry wants a quiet retirement but for now it's not a good way to describe it. >> it's fear for my life. >> he's upset about stop sign runners and speeders in their

>> it's total lawless, the speeding. nobody waptss to obey the -- wants to obey the speed limits or stop science. >> these are -- stop signs. >> these are private lots. >> people aren't stopping. somebody is going to get killed. >> one neighbor is using a drone to get videos of neighbors blowing through stop signs. he follows the cars home. >> maybe the reality is that they should actually stop at the stop respect for their neighbors. >> one family didn't want to go on camera but were angry about it calling it an invasion of privacy. but it's not illegal under arizona law for a drone to shoot video of people even in their own backyard. we reached out after hours tonight to one of the developers of the neighborhood. homes are still being built there.

back to you. >> thank you. if you're having a problem with your hoa let joe know. joe ducey has been helping people across arizona for years now. he has a great number -- a number of great resources for you rather. easy to access. go to abc15.com/letjoeknow. the team is moving to testimony poo. and they unveiled what the -- tempe. and they unveiled stadium will look like. the coyotes will chip in half of the $400 million need and the rest the state and tempe would have to pony up. >> and we're putting our money where our mouth is. this is a huge investment for us. we believe in the valley and it's a big investment. and we want to be here long term. >> the arena would be a partnership with the asu hockey team team. it would open for the 2019

in the way. the deal could be a blow to glendale and westgate and the council has decided to settle for $14 million. it's over parking spaces. honoring a hero. an emotional good-bye in show low. darrin reed was killed last week and today laid to rest. >> god speed darrin, you are cleared from duty. we'll >> that was the final call for officer reed. a thousand people afending the service for him. -- attending the service for him. so much respect for a man who dedicated his life to serving others. >> darrin could have a suspect yelling, screaming, swearing in a couple of minutes you'd swear they were buddies.

he leaves behind a wife and two kids. startling numbers on hate crimes. this is for all of 2015 only six states had more hate crimes than arizona. of the more than 7,000 victims more than half were targeted because of race or ethnicity. watching a waste facility in west phoenix after a tank caught fire sending a huge plume of smoke into the air. it was near 51st and van buren. sparked the fire. air quality was not drasticedly affected. on record watch for tomorrow as the stretch of warm fall weather comes to a peak. the record is 90. the forecast is 89. massive changes move in. this storm system and cold front hitting the pacific northwest that will be affecting our forecast bringing a big blast of cold weather by the end of the week. how far temperatures will drop.

plus if we're seeing rain or snow in minutes. those anti-trump protests not slowing down. we'll take you to the latest tonight. why former governor jan brewer says a lot of people don't even have the right to protest. oh my god there it goes. it's okay i'm calling the fire department. >> cars catching fire while not running. how do you know if your car needs a crucial repair?

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an update to breaking news. more anti-trump protests. the main spot is seattle. police arrested three people in that city. that comes after more than 5,000 students across that city

the demonstrations. >> constantly keeping tabs on new protests in our state for your safety and for planning purposes. we spotted an event tomorrow from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. outside the municipal court building near 3rd and washington. dress in bright colors so you look like the rainbow out there as they march. at this point only a couple say they're going. lashing out at trump protesters. claiming many are illegal immigrants and in her words don't have the right to protest. >> they don't have those rights and privileges and to step up and behave in the manner that they have has been disturbing to the -- to me and to other citizens that live and abide by the rule of law. it's like nay don't care. it's -- like they don't care.

it's not their country. it's our country. >> she goes on to say that when she sees them carrying the mexican flag it's clear that they're not with the united states. more votes for donald trump than any other county in the u.s. in maricopa county. three big headlines tonight. first the cabinet selections. a top campaign official says that rudy favorite for secretary of state. trump asked for top clearance for his children but his team denying that. and he had a call with vladimir putin discussing the relationship between the u.s. and russia. president obama holding the first news conference since the election asked about his successor's testimonierment.

temperament. >> there will be certain facets that will not work well unless he corrects them. >> the president saying that the office has a way of waking you up. he called trump more pragmatic than idealogical. one of the top promises about to be put to the test. if you didn't catch the interview he plans to deport two to three million undocumented immigrants. specifically those with criminal records. do with the remaining individuals and their families after the border is secure. the nation that covers about 75 miles of border going on the record saying they will not allow a border wall if the next president wants to build one. the vice chairman telling a local radio station quote over my dead body will a wall be built. hillary clinton in a news conference call with donors. telling them that the fbi's

director's decision to reopen the emails is a big reason in her view why she lost. more tomorrow on good morning america. new at 10:00. one of the biggest stories of the night. we know you're waiting for this one. who is people's magazine's sexiest man alive? >> hey the official reveal is tomorrow. several saying tonight that it will be dwayne the rock johnson. one hollywood. he would follow bradley cooper as a recent winner. every man in this state is hot because it is hot out there. >> it will not cool down. >> exactly. >> at the least the -- at least the skies were clear. >> getting a gorgeous view of the super moon. the last couple of nights amazing. a picture from a viewer of that super moon rising.

thank you so much to him and everyone else who sent in your pictures to share. a high today of 87 degrees. down into the 60s right now. feeling great out there this evening. 69 currently. humidity at 13% and winds are light at six miles per hour. temperatures across most of the valley this hour. 65 in gilbert to 67 in peoria. laveen in the low 70s. one of the few in the 70s at this hour. 61 in sedona. 34 in flagstaff. they will freeze overnight. and the clear skies will allow the temperatures to drop in the higher terrain. big story is high pressure. this will put us on record watch tomorrow. ten to 15 degreeses above -- degrees above normal and approaching the record of 90 degrees tomorrow afternoon. the next storm system coming in. this will dig down.

any rain or even snow for the higher terrain. a very very slight chance for the northern portion of our state. a dry system for us. the cold front with it is going to be powerful and send temperatures down. plummeting into the upper 60s to low 70s across the valley by thursday. phoenix from 89 to 85 on wednesday, 71 on thursday, and still in the 70s fridays before we start to see the temperatures back in the # 0s through the -- 80s through the tomorrow generally light winds but starting wednesday afternoon they pick up in the high country and by wednesday evening and thursday gusts here about 25 miles per hour. gusts across northern arizona aktd 35 miles per hour -- about 35 miles per hour. into the 80s at lunchtime and nearing that record of 90 in phoenix. mesa 87. chandler and queen creek also at 87.

avondale and peoria at 88. tonight the 50s for us. freezes from the four corners to the rim. highs in the 60s and 70s. unseasonably warm weather for the next couple of days. here's your seven-day forecast. the temperatures dropping in terms of highs. look at the lows. 40s friday morning. the first taste of the 40s in the valley so far this season. 80s for the weekend and next week. rain chances in play by moay i still can't believe that it's actually happened. >> up in flames. parked cars catching fire. taking action to help you spot the hidden danger. how fit are you? not talking about six packs or ripped arms. the first mental fitness studio. your chance to win a $5,000 gift card.

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abc 15 sports brought to you by sanderson ford. >> if you build it will they come? if field in iowa, yes of course but what about a hockey arena in arizona? the coyotes seem to think so. this does not sound like your typical sports venue. >> it's going to be a new style building with some clubs on the upper tiers and it's going to be developed just kind of the whole new school stadium development team which is like a destination in place. you might want to come before

>> clubs upstairs, what? i think that might be popular with the college crowd a mile away. before you break out the dancing shoes there's one major part of this $400 million project up in the air. >> do the ledge shayture and the -- legislature and the governor have to sign off on this? >> it is a very important piece of the project. >> is it the whole project? if it doesn't happen what do you do? >> we will have coer >> about? >> things. >> geing a little -- getting a little awkward there. he expects to reestablish conversations with the state this week. wouldn't you confirm that before the big announcement? the coyotes expect a great crowd at the end of next summer if all goes to plan. fingers crossed. tracking your forecast.

we got to get through tomorrow and that near record 89 degrees. look at thursday and friday, lows in the 40s. >> now you're talking. >> not the only storm system i'm tracking. the one next week could bring rain. >> i predict i'm going to be